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Consultants vote to strike in Wales

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 17:32
Doctors will walk out in April over "extreme pressures" and "unsafe staffing levels".

Man hails 'quality of life' drug available on NHS

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 07:55
Ross Cunliffe says "the right thing has been done" in making daratumumab available on the NHS.

'I was left lying in my own urine'

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 06:12
A 73-year-old man says he was denied pain relief and was left lying in a bed soaked with urine.

'I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’

Sun, 03/03/2024 - 23:36
People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time.

Can green 'super powders' really make you healthy?

Sun, 03/03/2024 - 03:12
Products containing probiotics, vitamins and antioxidants are being sold as healthy essentials.

Kidney donor mum and son take on world on skis

Sat, 03/02/2024 - 06:57
Just living a normal life was the biggest hope, now Alex will take on the world on the slopes.

Thousands more appointments hit by doctor strike

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 18:18
The NHS England said 91,000 appointments and procedures were cancelled due to the walkout this week.

More than one billion people now obese - study

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 02:03
Researchers say there is an urgent need to change how the condition is tackled as it rises worldwide.

More than a billion people living with obesity

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 02:03
Researchers say there is an urgent need to change how the condition is tackled as it rises worldwide.

We need assisted dying vote after report - Rantzen

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 14:43
A cross-party group of MPs found evidence of care benefits in countries that allow assisted dying.

We need assisted dying vote after report - Rantzen

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 14:43
A cross-party group of MPs found evidence of care benefits in countries that allow assisted dying.

What are assisted dying, assisted suicide and euthanasia?

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 12:17
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different.

What are assisted dying, assisted suicide and euthanasia?

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 12:17
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different.

Why are measles cases rising and what is the MMR vaccine?

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 12:17
Young people are being encouraged to have the MMR jab, as cases of measles rise across England.

Assisted dying 'does not worsen end-of-life care'

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 06:54
Cross-party group of MPs does not back change in law, but says some countries have seen care benefit.

Measles campaign shows children pleading for jabs

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 04:16
Health officials want to remind busy parents in England of the serious risks if vaccinations are missed.

Measles campaign shows children pleading for jabs

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 04:16
Health officials want to remind busy parents in England of the serious risks if vaccinations are missed.

Smokers increasingly overestimate vape risk - study

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 17:12
Fewer smokers see vapes as less harmful, despite evidence tobacco is far less healthy, data suggests.

Smokers increasingly overestimate vape risk - study

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 17:12
Fewer smokers see vapes as less harmful, despite evidence tobacco is far less healthy, data suggests.

NHS paid out £101m over city's maternity failings

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 13:49
The two hospitals in Nottingham are at the centre of a major inquiry into baby deaths and injuries.

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