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Illegal abortion investigations rising, BBC told

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 12:30
The increase in police inquiries in England and Wales is unprecedented, an abortion provider says.

Footballer Tom Lockyer shows life-saving defibrillator in his chest

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 10:10
The Luton Town defender collapsed on the pitch after a cardiac arrest last December.

Bowel cancer checks for anyone with inherited risk

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 02:18
Offering regular colonoscopies to people with Lynch syndrome at any age will save lives, NHS England says.

NI junior doctors vote for strike action over pay

Mon, 02/19/2024 - 18:18
The vote in favour of a strike could see junior doctors take part in a 24-hour walkout in March.

One million have undiagnosed diabetes in England

Mon, 02/19/2024 - 12:49
Experts are particularly worried about the proportion of younger people whose health is at risk.

The NHS hidden waiting lists terrifying patients

Mon, 02/19/2024 - 10:49
Patients are facing delays for ongoing cancer care, heart check-ups and eye treatment in England.

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.

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