Covid: ‘I lost my daughter to cancer after the pandemic paused chemotherapy’
The mother of a 31-year-old woman who died from cancer after her chemotherapy was paused due to pandemic Covid measures...
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‘Judo gives me strength to deal with sight loss’
A Coleraine judo club is one of the first in Northern Ireland to offer training for visually impaired participants.Stephanie Stewart...
London Marathon 2021: Student runs with Essex bone marrow donor ‘who saved my life’
A student has said it will be "incredibly emotional" to run the London Marathon with the bone marrow donor who...
CBD trial to treat hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease
Researchers across the UK are trialling a range of cannabis extracts to treat conditions from pain and asthma to brain...
Carmarthenshire teen’s life ‘on hold’ after developing Tourette’s syndrome
A teenager's life has been put "on hold" since she began developing Tourette's syndrome this year.Megan Jones from Carmarthenshire began...
UK Covid vaccine rules cause hesitancy – Africa health boss
However, it said those who had been vaccinated in most countries outside the UK, EU and US would still need...
Covid-19: Life expectancy is down but what does this mean?
"Essentially what this means is you've lost a large section of your more frail population, then you have a healthier...
NHS Scotland’s ‘biggest crisis’ in five charts
By Christopher SleightBBC Scotland newsPublished15 hours agoRelated Topicsimage source, Getty ImagesScotland's Health Secretary Humza Yousaf says the NHS is facing...
Is ‘the worst cold ever’ going around?
ZOE, the world's largest ongoing study into the virus, states through their millions of health reports, many of the symptoms...
Covid-19: New allergic reactions to hair dye reported
Hairdressers in parts of the UK are reporting clients having new allergic reactions, like rashes and burns, to hair dye...
Blood inquiry: Former cabinet minister says Aids advice was “regrettable”
Lord Fowler told the inquiry: "By the time I got there in September 1981, it was too late for me...
Covid: Immune therapy from llamas shows promise
By vaccinating Fifi with a tiny, non-infectious piece of the viral protein, the scientists stimulated her immune system to make...
Covid: Morale on Wales’ ambulances ‘at rock bottom’
"We would urge people to consider how to get the care they need. The NHS 111 Wales website is the...
Overprescribing of medicines must stop, says government
Prof Martin Marshall, who chairs the Royal College of GPs, said: "Prescribing is a core skill for GPs and many...
Almost 2,000 swimming pools could be lost by 2030, says Swim England report
Latest figures from Swim England show that 4.7 million people swim at least twice a month, making it one of...
Children face ‘agonising’ waits for mental health care
"The young people we work with have told us that they have struggled with isolation, loneliness and concerns about the...
Pfizer/BioNTech jab safe for children aged five to 11
Dr Ugur Sahin, CEO and co-founder of BioNTech, said: "The safety profile and immunogenicity data in children aged five to...
Folic acid to be added to UK flour to help prevent birth defects
Kate Steele, chief executive of Shine, a charity providing specialist support for people affected by spina bifida and hydrocephalus and...
