Warning over cuts to NHS services without £10bn extra funding
Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents the healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, said...
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Mental Health: The ambulance workers feeding callers
The British Dietetic Association say they are concerned about a rise in mental health patients across the UK going without...
Third Covid jab advised for most vulnerable 1%
"There is good reason to think some people with blood cancer will see an improved immune response as a result...
Long Covid in children ‘nowhere near scale feared’
A more significant difference was seen among those 30% had three or more symptoms, compared with 16% of those who...
Rugby study finds brain affected in one season
Wales' all-time leading try-scorer Shane Williams made a BBC documentary exploring concussion in 2020After just one season of rugby players...
New Zealand woman dies after receiving Pfizer vaccine
"This is the first case in New Zealand where a death in the days following vaccination has been linked to...
The fishing group supporting men with their mental health
A County Londonderry fishing group is supporting men with their mental health, and helping those with addiction.The Fishing in Support...
Covid: Delta patients twice as likely to need hospital care
Dr Gavin Dabrera, from PHE, said: "We already know that vaccination offers excellent protection against Delta and, as this variant...
‘Vaccine blood clot risk far smaller than Covid risks’
The findings of a major study suggests that the increased risks of blood clotting disorders from Covid vaccines is "far...
Autism and anxiety: One man ‘failed by the system’
Campaigners say autistic people are being left to "fall through the cracks" by health and social care services.Will Melbourne was...
Eating disorders: Charity reports rise in calls about binge eating
There's been a significant rise in the number of people requesting help for Binge Eating Disorder over the past three...
Trial suggests malaria sickness could be cut by 70%
Over three years, the trial found three doses of the vaccine and drugs before the worst malaria season, followed by...
DJ to hold Ministry of Sound fundraiser for twin brother in Covid coma
Twins Bobby and Steve, a popular DJing duo both fell into a coma after catching Covid at the beginning of...
Covid jab response low for some immunosuppressed people
Prof Eleanor Riley, an expert in immunology and infectious diseases at the University of Edinburgh, said: "As it is T...
Billy Connolly: Challenges of Parkinson’s getting worse
Scottish comedian Sir Billy Connolly has said the medical challenges he faces while filming for television are "getting worse".He was...
Paddy McGuinness speaks to the BBC about raising his three autistic children
The UK's largest ever study into autism hopes to answer questions such as why some autistic people have epilepsy or...
Social care charges: Disabled and vulnerable adults hit by steep rises
Social care, the system for helping both disabled and older people, is in a bad way. Demand is up, financial...
Long Covid sufferer: Brushing my hair can be ’emotionally traumatising’
Megan Higgins is one of several young people who have shared stories of the debilitating effects of long Covid in...
