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'There are loads of people that vape at school'

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 14:54:43 GMT

A group of teenagers in Fife have been making a documentary about the impact of disposable vapes.


What to do if you have Covid

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:17:17 GMT

No Covid restrictions are in place across the UK, so how should you manage having it?


Are weight-loss injections the answer to obesity?

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:52:45 GMT

The appeal is clear - but should we be turning to appetite-suppressing injections?


College to offer free medical degrees after $1bn gift

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:16:51 GMT

The record-breaking donation came from a 93-year-old former professor, who is the widow of a wealthy investor.


What are junior doctors paid - and how much to settle?

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 02:48:07 GMT

The longest strike in the history of the NHS is in its second day. Is there hope of a resolution?


We need assisted dying vote after report - Rantzen

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:43:31 GMT

A cross-party group of MPs found evidence of care benefits in countries that allow assisted dying.


Covid jab could be available privately from 2024

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 16:15:50 GMT

Moderna is hoping to make its Covid jab available privately in the UK.


What is the new vaping tax and when will it start?

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:25:45 GMT

The government will introduce a new vaping tax on top of measures to stop children vaping.


Doctors question science behind blood sugar diet trend

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 05:45:34 GMT

Experts say there is "no strong evidence" the monitors, proven to be effective in managing diabetes, can also help people without the condition.


'I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 23:36:30 GMT

People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time.


Health staff start court fight over long Covid

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:46:52 GMT

They say they are disabled after catching Covid at work, with no protection from employers.


Trying to stay alive in a town hit by despair

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 08:25:58 GMT

How a team of former addicts are trying to stop others from becoming "deaths of despair" in Blackpool.


Error to open pubs not schools, Covid inquiry told

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:11:13 GMT

The ex-children's commissioner in England says most senior officials did not put children first.


How much do junior doctors really get paid?

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:51:17 GMT

The BBC asked two junior doctors in England to show us their payslips and reveal their salaries.


What is the infected blood scandal?

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:36:13 GMT

Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.


Why are measles cases rising and what is the MMR vaccine?

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:17:01 GMT

Young people are being encouraged to have the MMR jab, as cases of measles rise across England.


Is Covid now just a regular winter bug?

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:50:35 GMT

There were more flu deaths than Covid ones last winter - but for some, the fear remains. Why?


Different measure to BMI may spot childhood obesity better, study says

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:23:08 GMT

Researchers who have studied thousands of children suggest a new measure could be more accurate.


Women waiting 10 years for endometriosis diagnosis

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:04:59 GMT

New figures show the average wait in Wales to have the condition diagnosed is the longest in the UK.


What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:46:29 GMT

The second round of public hearings examined how ministers made decisions during the pandemic.


Kidney patients offered ‘risky’ technique

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:28:46 GMT

Jasna Macanovic was sacked after questioning a "risky" dialysis practice championed by ex-colleagues.


UK Covid inquiry comes to Scotland… in 90 seconds

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:51:26 GMT

The BBC's Kirsten Campbell outlines what can be expected during three weeks of evidence held in Edinburgh.


Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:35:16 GMT

BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment.


'Man in the iron lung' Paul Alexander dies at 78

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:22:08 GMT

Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him.


'Recovering from food addiction is like walking a tiger'

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 02:42:19 GMT

Writer Bryony Gordon opens up on her OCD, food addiction and health inequality.


Sunak reveals he fasts at beginning of the week

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:37:18 GMT

The PM says he tries to fast at the start of the week so he can indulge in his “weakness for sugary things” on other days.




 
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