‘I don’t want to live, my mental health’s that bad’
There were nearly 400,000 mental health referrals in June - 25% more than in June 2019 - according to NHS...
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‘Constantly cleaning’ teenager becomes celebrity car washer
"However, we know that for the majority of people who live with OCD, it is a debilitating condition which can...
Covid in Scotland: Hundreds refused entry in vaccine passport ‘chaos’
"The Scottish Hospitality Group has been warning the government for weeks that their vaccine passports scheme is not ready -...
Sajid Javid says £5.9bn for NHS is ‘new money’
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said the extra £5.6bn, which will be allocated to the NHS in this week's Budget,...
Covid: Labour calls for Plan B measures in England
"We do need to have people using lateral flow tests, avoiding contact with large numbers of people in enclosed spaces,...
Long Covid forces Norfolk nurse of 25 years to quit beloved job
A former nurse said Covid-19 had left her with badly-damaged lungs, a possible heart condition and forced her to change...
‘I. Am. So. Sorry’: Talking about my pregnancy losses
I did what you're strongly advised not to do, and listened to my baby's heartbeat from home regularly. It was...
Covid: Why are UK cases so high?
In the oldest group - the over-80s - 141 people in every 100,000 unvaccinated people ended up in hospital with...
Covid: Brits increasingly lax on masks and social mixing
When challenged on this apparent double-standard, he said: "That is a very fair point. As I say, we've all got...
Sex education: Could consent classes help end harassment?
"Increasingly we hear from young people that they don't have a reliable, engaging place to find out about intimacy, relationships...
US surgeon explains pig kidney-human transplant test
US surgeons say they have successfully transplanted the kidney of a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human. The two-hour...
US surgeons test pig kidney transplant in a human
Dr Maryam Khosravi, a kidney and intensive care doctor who works for the NHS in the UK, said: "Animal to...
Government should tell obese to eat less, says ex-minister Lord Robathan
Speaking in the House of Lords, Lord Robathan, a former Conservative MP, responded: "I'm glad the government recognises the huge...
Should the government do more to protect the NHS?
According to the Intensive Care Society, there are 823 patients with Covid in beds which can provide mechanical ventilation, out...
Teenager Sarah Buckle woke up in hospital after a suspected spiking incident
Sarah Buckle woke up in hospital after a suspected spiking incident in a Nottingham nightclub in September.The 19-year-old spoke to...
Covid: WHO warns pandemic will drag on deep into 2022
The country's International Development Minister, Karina Gould, said: "As soon as it became clear that the supply we had secured...
Gene silencing medicine transforms crippling pain
Before treatment, Liz, from County Durham, remembers the trauma of living in "total pain" and, at its worst, she spent...
Covid: Sajid Javid encourages take up of booster jabs
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has encouraged those eligible for a Covid booster to take the jab, as part of a...
