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Doctors question science behind blood sugar diet trend

Sat, 03/16/2024 - 05:45
Experts say there is "no strong evidence" the monitors, proven to be effective in managing diabetes, can also help people without the condition.

Doctors question science behind blood sugar diet trend

Sat, 03/16/2024 - 05:45
Experts say there is "no strong evidence" the monitors, proven to be effective in managing diabetes, can also help people without the condition.

Kidney patients offered ‘risky’ technique

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 13:28
Jasna Macanovic was sacked after questioning a "risky" dialysis practice championed by ex-colleagues.

Trying to stay alive in a town of despair

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 00:03
How a team of former addicts are trying to stop others from becoming "deaths of despair" in Blackpool.

What is the infected blood scandal?

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 15:36
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.

Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 11:35
BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment.

Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 11:35
BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment.

Different measure to BMI may spot childhood obesity better, study says

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 06:27
Researchers who have studied thousands of children suggest a new measure could be more accurate.

Vicky Pattison: Why I’d donate my frozen eggs

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 03:15
The reality TV star tells the BBC why she plans to donate any eggs she doesn't use.

'Man in the iron lung' Paul Alexander dies at 78

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 18:22
Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him.

Drakeford likens Johnson to absent football manager during Covid

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 17:31
The outgoing first minister criticised the former prime minister's leadership during the pandemic.

'Man in the iron lung' Paul Alexander dies at 78

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 13:40
Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him.

'Get angry' - F1 broadcaster Gow on stroke recovery

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 07:45
Jennie Gow targets return to F1 broadcasting but has been "frustrated" at times during her recovery.

NHS staff to get paid leave after miscarriages

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 02:05
Those who miscarry in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy can take 10 days' paid leave, NHS England says.

Egg freezing patients ‘misled’ by clinics

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 01:48
Some clinics don't make clear the chances of successfully having a baby, the BBC has found.

NHS England to stop prescribing puberty blockers

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 20:26
It comes after a review found there was "not enough evidence" the drugs are safe or effective.

Trust failed to heed safety warnings, campaigners say

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 15:47
Exclusive new evidence on mental health deaths suggests Norfolk and Suffolk trust didn't take action.

Push for young adults to get MMR jab as cases rise

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:18
Young people are being urged to have their measles, mumps and rubella vaccine following a rise in measles cases.

We were second-class citizens over Covid firebreak - minister

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 09:31
Rebecca Evans tells the inquiry in Cardiff that there was uncertainty over the level of funding from the UK government.

NHS Cornwall issues norovirus alert

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 06:17
The NHS said "very contagious" norovirus was "doing the rounds" in Cornwall and it wanted to prevent it spreading.

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