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Study links PMS with perinatal depression

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 18:00
Women with premenstrual disorders are much more likely to have birth-related depression, researchers say.

Could assisted dying be coming to Scotland?

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 12:13
MSPs will get the chance to make Scotland the first part of the UK to let people legally end their lives.

What are assisted dying, assisted suicide and euthanasia?

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 10:30
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different.

Woman saw 20 doctors before endometriosis diagnosis

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 07:52
Dearbhail Ormond was diagnosed with endometriosis after seeing 20 doctors across 18 years.

Wrong patient fitted with coil after Caesarean

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 06:05
Other so-called never events include a patient almost having the wrong toe amputated during surgery.

The families borrowing to pay for care

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 01:39
Like TV presenter Kate Garraway, other families are struggling with the cost of care.

Girl, 10, left inoperable after surgery axed seven times

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 18:22
The curvature of Eva Tennent's spine is now so severe that mum Jill Lockhart fears she will not survive.

Katie Price warns about 'damaging' plastic surgery

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 10:43
The model says women have cosmetic procedures younger than she did, and they all look like "aliens".

Council spending on special needs transport doubles

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 05:55
The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets.

Public satisfaction with NHS at lowest ever level

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 00:45
Just 24% of Britons say they are satisfied, citing waiting times and lack of staff as key concerns.

Fitness coach talks of heart attack shock at 22

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 06:17
Faith Harrison says she was given a second chance following her heart attack after a hockey game.

Leaked emails reveal child gender service concerns

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 02:20
BBC News has seen emails from senior NHS bosses saying some patients could be at risk.

Disposable bans will not work, says vape boss

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 00:13
British American Tobacco boss says bans overseas are not "effective" and the illegal market is large.

Kate Garraway: I have huge debts from husband's care

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 21:01
The GMB presenter says she had to pay £16,000 a month on care costs for her late husband Derek Draper.

Health workers will get promised payments

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 14:03
More than 27,000 healthcare workers in England will receive one-off payments of at least £1,600.

Doctors' A&E safety warnings snubbed by watchdog

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:00
Consultants at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital warned patient safety was "seriously compromised".

Junior doctors in Wales begin four-day strike

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 10:05
Junior doctors begin their longest walkout to date until Friday in a dispute over pay.

The man in the iron lung: How Paul Alexander lived life to the full

Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:06
He spent 72 years using an iron lung machine to breathe after surviving polio as a child.

The man in the iron lung: How Paul Alexander lived life to the full

Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:06
He spent 72 years using an iron lung machine to breathe after surviving polio as a child.

What we know about Kate's cancer diagnosis

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 19:00
In a video message she said she started preventative chemotherapy last month.

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