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Woman worried after no ADHD medicine for months

Mon, 02/19/2024 - 06:01
Hannah Huxford from Grimsby is unable to get hold of her ADHD medicine due to a national shortage.

'Hearing my children's laughter is like torture'

Mon, 02/19/2024 - 03:24
Karen Cook has a rare condition called pain hyperacusis which causes crippling and debilitating pain.

UK exam could be scrapped for foreign dentists

Sat, 02/17/2024 - 08:48
Overseas dentists may be provisionally registered to work in the UK without checks, plans say.

The day I found out I had special 'neo' blood

Sat, 02/17/2024 - 01:42
Some patients, especially newborns, need specially tested blood to ensure it does not cause harm.

New Parkinson's drug to be rolled out on NHS

Fri, 02/16/2024 - 19:30
The treatment will mean many people no longer needing to take more than 20 pills across the day.

Clinical trial plea for young man with failing heart

Fri, 02/16/2024 - 06:41
Without a clinical trial, Louis O'Brien-Smith fears he will "keep deteriorating and probably die".

'Ethnic bias' delayed care before pregnancy death

Fri, 02/16/2024 - 06:32
A probe at Liverpool Women's Hospital finds delayed diagnosis and treatment of a pregnant black woman.

12-hour A&E waits in winter 'becoming normalised'

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 12:30
Experts warn long waits becoming normalised as NHS winter waits show little sign of improvement.

England now seeing clusters of measles cases

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 12:00
Another 56 cases have been seen in the last week across a number of regions.

School uniforms may impede child activity - study

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 06:25
A Cambridge study suggests that children who wear school uniforms may be less physically active.

'Meaty' rice grown in lab for protein kick

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 16:00
A team in South Korea say they have cracked how to grow beef muscle and fat cells inside grains of rice.

Confusion over ultra-processed food labelling

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 12:04
Not enough data to say adding processing information to labelling would be helpful, researchers say.

IVF clinic investigated over possible damaged eggs

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 18:48
Guy's Hospital has apologised to more than 100 woman whose eggs and embryos may have been damaged.

Pesticide maker used 'weak' data on Parkinson's

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 01:57
A UK pesticide producer did not look at key health records in its Parkinson's study, legal papers show.

NHS 'not ready' for new Alzheimer's drugs

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 06:00
A leading charity says the NHS is unprepared for the rollout of innovative new drugs.

Wegovy, the weight-loss drug flying off the shelves

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 23:59
How did Danish weight-loss treatment Wegovy become a global sales sensation?

'There is no right or wrong way to have alopecia'

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 21:17
Gail Porter has shown people that bald is beautiful - but she can wear wigs too, says campaigner.

Junior doctors to strike over five days, BMA says

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 11:46
They will walk out on 24-28 February in a dispute with the government over pay.

Measles cases continuing to rise

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 16:03
A sharp rise in numbers over the past six weeks is being driven by cases in Birmingham.

Cancer waiting times in 2023 worst on record

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 11:50
Proportion starting treatment within 62 days in England drops to new low after 11 years of decline.

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