Entries by BBC News

The male athletes affected by REDs

BBC Sport speaks to long-distance runner Jake Smith and former Olympic champion Jonny Brownlee about their experiences with relative energy deficiency in sport.

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‘I started ketamine at 14 and needed nappies at 22’

For the last two years Megan has been in agony and unable to stand straight because of her ketamine use.

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Can a simple photo of your face reveal how ill you are?

AI may help doctors judge how ill a patient is using a single photograph of their face, say US researchers.

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POV: Your girls’ PE lesson gets a glow up

Can activities like yoga, dance and fitness encourage more girls to enjoy sport?

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I have a condition people are too embarrassed to talk about

Women share their experience of lichen sclerosus.

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‘I started ketamine at 14 and needed nappies at 22’ – the rise of young people going to rehab

For the last two years Megan has been in agony and unable to stand straight because of her ketamine use.

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Charity offers to meet James McClean over therapy comments

Michael Lynch, from Men’s Action Network (MAN) offered to meet the Derry City footballer James McClean.

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‘It’s messed with my family too much’ – inside the US opioid crisis

The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville spoke to a former heroin addict who now helps other people overcome addiction.

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Rural lives cannot be an ‘afterthought’, healthcare campaigners say

Campaigners warn that rural communities face being cut off from vital hospital services.

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NHS bosses say smaller maternity units may have to close

The NHS Alliance said “difficult decisions” lie ahead and some maternity services may have to be consolidated.

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