‘Work has been therapy for my mental health’
Under the NHS's latest five-year plan for England, published in July 2019, access to IPS was meant to increase to...
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Doctors alerted to dangerous dry scooping workout trend
The researchers warn in their presentation for the American Academy of Pediatrics meeting: "Physicians should be aware of the pervasiveness...
Malaria vaccine: When will it be available?
Published14 hours agoImage source, AFPImage caption, Children in Malawi, pictured here, as well as Ghana and Kenya were part of...
Secondary breast cancer: ‘I was 32 with a 10-month-old’
For the first time, patients with secondary breast cancer in England and Wales are going to be counted in a...
WHO recommends use of first proven malaria vaccine
The World Health Organization announced it is recommending the broad use of the first proven malaria vaccine.Produced by pharmaceutical giant...
NHS dentistry access delays: ‘I pulled 11 of my own teeth out’
By Emma Baugh, Ian Barmer and Mike LigginsBBC Look EastImage source, Martin Giles/BBCThe Covid pandemic has left dental practices with...
‘Running could cause sudden death for people like me’
BBC journalist Gem O'Reilly was 16 when she was diagnosed with a heart condition. Now, 10 years later she's been...
Covid: One in 20 secondary-age children infected in England
Prof Kevin McConway, emeritus professor of applied statistics, at The Open University, said the infection rates in 11 to 15-year-olds...
Pret allergy death: Parents welcome Natasha’s allergy law
"Nothing can bring Natasha back, and we have to live with that reality every day, but we know in our...
Botox-style injections and lip filler ban for under-18s in England
Maria Caulfield, minister for patient safety, said she understood the constant pressure for people to look their best, but said:...
‘Shock type 1 diabetes diagnosis won’t stop me running an ultra’
BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter Reece Parkinson started training for an ultra-marathon in 2020, but everything went wrong. So wrong that...
Facebook grilled over mental-health impact on kids
But Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the Senate commerce, science, and transportation subcommittee on consumer protection, product safety, and data security,...
Covid: Children’s mental health has not improved since lockdown – survey
"We cannot sit back and watch this unfold. Children need support as soon as a problem is identified, and not...
Coronavirus: Will we go back to seeing our GPs face-to-face?
Ministers say GP practices in England must offer face-to-face appointments to patients who want them, alongside offers of telephone and...
Many can stop anti-depressants without relapse
Study author Prof Tony Kendrick, from the University of Southampton, says long-term use in people over 65 may be leading...
NHS Highland pays out millions to bullied staff
Fiona Hogg, director of people and culture at NHS Highland, said: "The nature of the process is that it hears...
What it’s like to be a nine-year-old in a vaccine clinical trial
In Charlottesville, Virginia, fraternal twins Evan and Lizzy are enrolled in Pfizer's vaccine trial for children between ages five and...
Hospitals in England can relax Covid rules to treat more patients
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid said: "As ever more people benefit from the protection of our phenomenal vaccination...
