Tag Archive for: BBC News – Health

How close were hospitals to collapse in Covid?
The Covid inquiry restarts its live hearings this week, after senior staff in the NHS revealed just how close some hospitals were to collapse
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‘A brain tumour the size of a tennis ball came out my eyebrow’
Patient Doreen Adams of Aberdeen says she is grateful for the benefits of the new brain surgery.
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GPs advise not to ignore scabies symptoms
The itchy rash spreads via physical contact and is highly infectious, the Royal College of GP says.
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UK regulator tells doctors to watch out for obesity injection misuse
It follows reports of a rise in numbers of people who are not obese, becoming very sick.
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Lucy Letby loses bid to appeal against conviction
The former nurse's bid to challenge her conviction for the attempted murder of a baby is dismissed.
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UK regulator tells doctors to watch out for obesity injection misuse
It follows reports of a rise in numbers of people who are not obese, becoming very sick.
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Disposable vapes to be banned from June
Ministers say the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is intended to prevent environmental damage and protect children's health.
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Cocaine use fuels record high in drug deaths
The number of drug-poisoning deaths registered in England and Wales has hit the highest level since 1993.
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Streeting will vote against assisted dying law
The health secretary has told Labour MPs he can not back a change in the law because of the state of palliative care.
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NHS will not fund new drug to slow Alzheimer’s
A new drug that slows the pace of Alzheimer's disease is too expensive for too little benefit to be used on the NHS, the watchdog says.
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