Obesity in Wales: Energy drinks ban for children proposed
"We're looking at things like price promotions where unhealthy food is cited in supermarkets, having calorie labelling in takeaways and...
Health
Thailand legalises cannabis trade but still bans recreational use
Already there are hundreds of businesses in Thailand, operating even before the new law, offering a whole range of marijuana...
Doctors’ concern as mention of women reduced in NHS advice
The NHS constitution, which sets out the principles on which the health service runs, explains that it aims to be...
Community pharmacists speak out against rise in abuse and attacks
"I just froze," explains Ms Kausar. "My hands were above my head and I could hear all the noise around...
A&E patients warned of seven-and-a-half hour wait
A nurse has been filmed warning of delays of more than seven-and-a-half hours to see a doctor at an accident...
Minimum unit price not changing alcoholics’ habits
The study, by the University of Sheffield, the University of Newcastle (Australia) and Figure 8 Consultancy Services, looked at the...
Innovative Medicines Fund launched to fast-track drugs
The IMF, like the CDF, will mean a newly approved medicine could be prescribed immediately, before final recommendations on it...
Covid: Why do some vaccines protect you for longer than others?
A measles vaccine can protect you for a lifetime. Tetanus gives you about 10 years of cover, while flu vaccines...
Monkeypox outbreak mostly in young men in London
Professor Kevin Fenton, London regional director for public health said: "Monkeypox can affect anyone but we know that many of...
Miscarriage: ‘We had to put baby’s remains in fridge’
However, Zoe Clark-Coates, of the charity Saying Goodbye, and co-chair of the government's Pregnancy Loss Review, said similar problems were...
Peterborough school counsellor tells of her anorexia journey
Neither did my mum, who is from Pakistan and, I'm sure there are people struggling with anorexia, but it doesn't...
Hong Kong’s Omicron crisis: ‘It took just 10 days for everyone to be infected’
More than 9,000 people have died of Covid-19 in Hong Kong since the start of the year, giving it one...
Growing up in poverty: Rats, cockroaches and mould
Ms Parsons, who is also a Labour Councillor for Norris Green, says: "We have lots of old Victorian terraced houses,...
Radio 1’s Adele Roberts on living with her stoma Audrey
Last October, the Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts announced she'd been diagnosed with bowel cancer. She’s been through intense treatment,...
Bristol NHS Trust finds 200 patients harmed by mesh bowel surgery
Asked why the trust did not respond to the concerns in 2013, North Bristol Trust Medical Director Dr Tim Whittlestone...
Covid: Family’s anger over 92-year-old’s hospital care
Mandy Rayani, executive director of nursing, quality and patient experience at Hywel Dda, said: "While we are unable to comment...
Man’s double hand transplant is ‘space-age stuff’
"For this reason, we and our expert clinical psychologists assess and prepare patients, in order to be sure that they...
Cosmetic surgery adverts targeting under-18s banned
Love Island received 17 complaints, including one from the Mental Health Foundation, following the advert, which depicted young women posing,...
