Labour vows to cut heart, cancer and suicide deaths
In his speech, Sir Keir said deaths from heart disease, cancer and suicide were asking "demanding questions of our healthcare...
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Junior doctors in Scotland offered 14.5% pay rise
"However, the offer that has been made is without doubt an improvement on the 4.5% awarded last year, and the...
Ireland to introduce alcohol label health warning
The Republic of Ireland is set to introduce health warning labels on alcohol products.Stephen Donnelly, the Irish minister for health,...
Utrogestan: Menopause pill supply restricted over shortages
Oestrogen has many roles. It helps regulate menstrual cycles, contributes to bone strength and influences the temperature of our skin....
‘Stillborn babies should have legal rights’
"That is why our Maternity and Neonatal (Perinatal) Adverse Event Review Process for Scotland, published September 2021, will support the...
Offer gene test to stroke patients, NHS told
"Treatment with clopidogrel is effective in preventing further strokes for the majority of people who don't have the gene variant...
Vaping: Tighter rules calls after doubling in children using vapes
A Department of Health and Social Care spokeswoman said: "It's already illegal to sell vapes to children and we are...
Ageing body scans to aid understanding of why diseases occur
It could also unearth who will respond best to treatments, and why some people seem to be so much more...
Building work pending for many of 40 promised hospitals
But there is another - potentially dangerous - complication. Several hospitals across England are at risk of collapse, with roofs...
Nurses strike because patients are dying – RCN union boss Pat Cullen
They pointed out the pay deal in England - a 5% rise this year and a one-off lump sum worth...
Dirty-bomb antidote: Drug trial begins in US
There will be "intensive safety monitoring", with results from the phase one study expected in 2024, say the trial leaders...
Rare skin condition leads to stares and comments from strangers
Changing Faces said in a statement: "Whilst we wait for brands, businesses, and broadcasters to catch up, our Changing Faces...
Online depression therapy given go-ahead in England
In 2021-22, more than half a million people were referred to depression and anxiety services - called NHS Talking Therapies...
ADHD: Private clinics exposed by BBC undercover investigation
In some areas, it can take more than five years to secure an NHS assessment - so many patients are...
Gemma Collins: ‘We’ve got to talk about women’s incontinence’
Towie star Gemma Collins said people need to be more open about the subject of women's incontinence. She is fronting...
NHS misses targets in England to tackle care backlogs
As well as the demands placed on hospitals by flu and Covid this winter, the NHS has also had to...
Monkey dust drug clampdown could be coming in UK
The BBC's political reporter in Staffordshire, Amara Sophia Elahi, said: "I covered the problems the substance was causing in Stoke-on-Trent...
Figures show maternal death rate race disparity
The MBRRACE-UK collaboration (Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries), led from Oxford Population Health's National Perinatal...
