Are your friends bad for your health?

We tend to copy the way our friends and family behave, potentially leading us to put on weight or even divorce.

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Could relatives of measles virus jump from animals to us?

A group of viruses, of which measles is one, are adept at jumping to species barrier.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/37rsXMw

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Smokers past and present 'live in more pain'

Smokers and ex-smokers who have quit report being in more pain than people who have never smoked.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/36fX8G6

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Take this IQ test: How clever are you?

Scientists are exploring the limits of brain power and they want your help.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2ZFpgQw

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'Last embryo' baby boy born after 15 rounds of IVF

Lewis and Hannah Vaughan Jones brought baby Sonny home after spending £80,000 on private treatment.

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Facebook removes misleading HIV drug ads

It follows pressure from LGBTQ groups and health organisations.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Qf6r3M

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Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children closes ward due to fungus infection

Aspergillosis is caused by a fungus or mould that can be found in heating or air conditioning systems.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2SH8X4s

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Man has five-inch cancer 'horn' removed from back

The British Medical Journal says the man "slipped through the net".

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2SNeYg1

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Cambridge and UCL professor ‘did not notice’ double salaries

Prof Akhilesh Reddy made a £50,000 mortgage repayment while being paid by two universities.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/35dNClJ

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New limb for girl who 'danced her foot off'

Tamworth girl Amelia Eldred lost a limb to bone cancer and had a leg reattached backwards.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2ZDhnes

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Busy hospitals: 'Stay away from A&E' warning over festive period

Emergency departments are "very busy" and there is not an "endless supply" of ambulances.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2QtkbXq

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Benyamin Hussain death: Family warns of one-punch dangers

Benyamin Hussain died when two groups of men got into an altercation on a night out.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2QrA5RW

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Not enough NHS staff for people with cancer, charity warns

Macmillan Cancer Support says patients feel that doctors and nurses are overstretched.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/35cFOAH

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Scrap 'quick-fix diets and tea-toxes' this New Year

Fad weight loss strategies don't work well and can be harmful, says NHS England's top doctor.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2MJY4uR

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Corinne Hutton: 'I'm making constant progress with my new hands'

A woman who had a double hand transplant nearly a year ago says she is making "constant progress" every day.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/357F3sG

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The biggest medical breakthroughs of 2019

The year of treating the untreatable: 2019 breakthroughs that could transform medicine.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/35dMvSS

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'Why I stuck by my drug addict son'

Sue Hopkins stuck by her son Martin who has been a drug addict for most of his adult life.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/39tKd5m

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Welsh paramedics providing prescriptions

Some paramedics are treating minor illnesses, allowing doctors to address more complex medical cases.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/37kRbrv

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China jails 'gene-edited babies' scientist for three years

He Jiankui said he altered the genes of a set of twins to try to give them protection against HIV.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/39lih3I

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'Why feeling the cold from a drinks can blew my mind'

Just before her first "handiversary", transplant miracle Cor Hutton explains why the smallest things mean so much.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2QbrhRz

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Northumberland mum diagnosed with cancer gives birth

Roberta Burton was told she had Hodgkin lymphoma when she was 11 weeks pregnant.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/354T22d

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Autism diagnosis: 'I want 40 years of my life back'

People diagnosed with autism in adulthood describe growing up believing they were "bad" or "alien".

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/353DXhz

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Little boxes of love help families with dementia

The boxes are given to families to support them while caring for someone with dementia.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2siaEKR

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Bumbleance: The transportation service for sick kids

The ambulance service, available in the Republic of Ireland, is hoping to expand to NI.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/365bIAm

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How puppetry can help with trauma

After being trafficked for sex by her family as a child, puppeteer Raven wants to show people healing is possible through art.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/39hTQUP

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New Year Honours 2020: NHS chief knighted

Simon Stevens has helped secure extra funding for the health service in England during his five-year tenure.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/37cHDyS

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Contaminated blood scandal: Welsh frustration at payments wait

Victims of the contaminated blood scandal worry they may die before payment parity issues are resolved.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3528XhI

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App helps parents of premature babies stay in touch

An app has been developed to help parents stay in touch with their premature baby in hospital.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2ZoI5HJ

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Free NHS hospital parking for thousands in 'greatest need'

People with disabilities and NHS staff on night shifts will be among those to benefit from April.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/39c7Cbw

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Baby video messages 'amazing' for new parents

Victoria's triplets spent nine weeks in Southampton's neonatal unit and staff sent updates via a new app.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2ZsMSrA

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Cancer 'prehab': Patients to be put on fitness plan within 48 hours of diagnosis

Thousands will be offered fitness programmes in the hope of "priming" them for their recovery.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/39aGfPf

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The children at risk of eating themselves to death

"One sweet here, another one there - that could kill him," says a man whose son has Prader-Willi syndrome.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2rwiMqG

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The bakery in a mental health hospital

There’s a very unusual bakery in a mental health hospital outside Beijing where the patients are the bakers.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/37jxUaf

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Dog walker helps men talk about mental health

Rob Osman started the group Dudes And Dogs when he realised dog walking had pulled him out of depression.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2PWbzJN

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We gave up Christmas to fight measles in Samoa

British doctors and nurses are battling to save children's lives from measles on Christmas Day.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/34X7Vnc

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Royal Berkshire Hospital vandals 'putting lives at risk'

Damaged parking barriers Royal Berkshire Hospital are leading to "lengthy delays".

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3774zQ8

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Girl's cancer treatment 'best Christmas present'

An anonymous donor helps eight-year-old Anna Drysdale reach her cancer treatment funding target.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2EQTWEO

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'Inspirational' cancer boy's legacy lives on

Laughlin Whiteley died in 2014 but his craft box charity continues to help severely ill children.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2PSyplG

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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn praise NHS in Christmas messages

Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pay tribute to NHS staff and other public sector workers.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/35NddTz

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Christmas: Beware 'lethal' button batteries in toys

If accidentally swallowed, the tiny batteries can burn and choke young children, doctors warn.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Qrv8sH

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Newlyweds facing cancer look forward to first Christmas as a married couple

After a terminal diagnosis, Lauren and José had their "dream wedding" with the help of a charity.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2sfgbBM

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World 'faces 80% calorie increase by end of century'

The amount of food needed to feed the world's population by the end of the century could increase by almost 80%, a study suggests.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/35ToxgY

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Cystic fibrosis boy from Hull gets new drug after campaign

Seven-year-old Olly can now get Orkambi after the NHS struck a deal with the manufacturer.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/36ZayGD

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Inventing sign language for space

British sign language is receiving an astronomical update thanks to a unique collaboration between a space scientist and a group of deaf astronomers.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2QaAjgg

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Medical waste backlog at failed firm to be cleared

Clinical and human waste has been piled up at the HQ of Healthcare Environmental Services for a year.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/37bE1gL

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Shropshire baby deaths: NHS trust was paid £1m for good care

Hundreds of parents allege Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust provided poor maternity care.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2sSib2M

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The TV repeats and old songs that help people with dementia

Familiar old films or a favourite festive song can help those with dementia reconnect with family and friends.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2EEvHtA

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Sacla', Waitrose and Aldi pesto products recalled over peanut fears

The affected products include the brand Sacla' as well as supermarkets Waitrose and Aldi.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Q5jgw6

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Cannabis-based medicine for epilepsy available on NHS from January

NHS England says access to Epidyolex has been fast-tracked and will be available from 6 January.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2sKCoHL

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How to cope with an eating disorder at Christmas

New advice is released to help those living with eating disorders over the festive season.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2ZaEFYQ

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NHS hospitals trust for Peterborough, Huntingdon and Stamford 'requires improvement'

Hospital inspectors have concerns about the number of "competent and experienced" staff.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2ZaVzH2

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Muckamore Abbey Hospital: 39 patients still in hospital

Despite assessments that say they could live in the community, patients remain at the hospital.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Ezw1d4

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'I want my chemotherapy to help others touched by cancer'

BBC Click reporter LJ Rich, who is undergoing 10 sessions of treatment, shares her experiences.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2sPIC99

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The Priory: Children's mental health ward inadequate

An inspection was carried out after concerns were raised by families and the public.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2SdGDGE

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Sir Lindsay Hoyle talks about diabetes diagnosis

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said he was rushed to A&E during the election with diabetes symptoms.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2ECbNiX

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Sparkhill GP's patient sex assault conviction quashed

A full judgement is expected in the new year after an appeal ruling on the doctor.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2rd4WcA

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Stafford Hospital scandal: The real story behind Channel 4's The Cure

A new drama tells the story of the Stafford Hospital scandal - one of the biggest in the NHS's history.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2PysqSO

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Secretary of State to convene health summit with party leaders

It comes after strike action by health staff calling for pay parity and safer staffing levels.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Ezjuq0

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Vegans 'need to be aware of B12 deficiency risk'

Scientists say it's 'not a myth' that people on a vegan diet need extra vitamin B12.

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Dementia care: ‘It’s not dementia killing me, it’s exhaustion’

Anne and Julia both care full time for their husbands, who they say they are losing to dementia.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Q1r2H9

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Birmingham cancer research lab opens with bakery worker's £1.5m legacy

Michael Dubrowsky left his savings to the Birmingham Royal Orthopaedic Hospital where he was treated.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2YYC1Fs

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Royal Derby Hospital: Disposable sterile hijabs introduced

Junior doctor Farah Roslan got the idea after having to leave an operating theatre due to her hijab.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2PxtrKH

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Lip filler was 'like having golf ball injected'

A woman whose lip filler went wrong says it is crazy that clinic staff do not have to be medically trained.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2tmyogO

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GPs 'shun full-time work as pressures take toll'

Nearly half of GPs now work part-time with a drive to increase numbers under threat, regulators warn.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2PWZbIo

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West Midlands Ambulance Service sued over bowel death

Lynda Gower's family say it is likely she would have survived if taken to hospital earlier.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2s03ydz

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Q&A: Why are Northern Ireland's nurses going on strike?

BBC News NI explains the background to the Royal College of Nursing walking out for the first time.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/36MRqeN

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Motor neurone disease 'linked to cholesterol'

UK scientists say their discovery could help in the search for new treatments.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2EspoJp

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Health strike: Thousands of nurses stage 12-hour strike

It is the first strike action by the the Royal College of Nursing in its 103-year-history.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/36K8d28

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Cancer treatment trial: Chemotherapy 'could become more effective'

Doctors at the Royal Marsden are trialling a targeted treatment which they hope will also mean fewer side effects for cancer patients.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2YX5QXb

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Kettering hospital 'sorry' over failure to spot broken neck

Kettering hospital admits mistakes in a safeguarding review into the death of an 86-year-old woman.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/36L7Zro

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Viewpoint: Prostate cancer screening test 'in sight'

A screening programme using MRI scans could save thousands of lives, says a leading UK expert.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2RXUkcB

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How an economist helped thousands get a new kidney

Kidney exchange has helped thousands get a new kidney, and led to the Nobel Prize for Alvin Roth.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/36I92Zm

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Glasgow health board to take legal action over hospital contractor

The contractor that designed and built the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital complex is taken to court.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/34uv4xh

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Health strike: Staff cover warning by health trust boss

Northern Ireland's nurses are set to strike for the first time on Wednesday amid complaints about pay.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Z0QHE3

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Rhod Gilbert fronts male infertility campaign HIMfertility

"It's time to talk tackle," says the comedian who is fronting a campaign to discuss male infertility.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2S0AixY

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Health strike: Crisis 'years in the making' - trust bosses

Healthcare workers across Northern Ireland are set to strike on Wednesday.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2rJhl8x

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What's the best colour lighting for sleep?

Contrary to popular belief, the blue light from screens might not be that bad, researchers say.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Er4L0m

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NHS 'should not pay' US surrogacy costs after cancer misdiagnosis

The woman was awarded £1.14m in damages after doctors failed to spot her cervical cancer for years.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2stQeOC

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Young suicides in Wales due to 'complex' reasons, says study

There was rarely a single reason why young people took their own lives in Wales, a major research study finds.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2rP6iKS

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Many at risk of flu this Christmas, experts say

They predict a peak in cases and want people to get immunised now, before visiting friends and family.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2srKaGv

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Broadmoor Hospital: High security £250m high security site opens in Crowthorne

The hospital replaces the 150-year-old Victorian building which previously housed patients with mental illness.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/35lt3EJ

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Poorest countries facing both obesity and malnutrition

Food systems are behind poor growth and over-eating in many low-income countries, a report says.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2st9f3O

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Can kitchen gardens combat climate change?

Growing your own fruit and veg is already eco-friendly, but it could also help fight climate change.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2LSslHb

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Boy, 5, given prosthetic arm that lets him hug brother

Five-year-old Jacob Scrimshaw was born eight weeks early with most of his left arm missing.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/38BjJ1A

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Hospital waiting times worsen again

Three key targets continue to be missed in England - with A&E performance sinking to record low.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/35hPKK7

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Men 'at greater risk of infertility' if small at birth

Poor growth in the womb could lead to problems linked to fertility - but only in men, a study says.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2M4H42b

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Drug that prevents half of breast cancers carries on working

Anastrozole is available already, but doctors say substantially more women should be taking it.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2PgOTDL

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Could talking about football help combat dementia?

Patients and their carers in Birmingham meet to reminisce about players and the game they love.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2rCc5TX

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Chemists demand clarity on cannabis-related goods

Non-medicinal CBD is now on sale in High Street shops across the country, including chemists.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2E9PrFi

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'My boss lets us book hangover days'

One firm lets employees work from the comfort of their own sofa, even after they've been out drinking.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/38ubHHM

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White Island volcano: Why New Zealand is importing skin

The number of people with severe burns means doctors are sourcing donor skin from the US.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2rsDdF0

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'Four hours to walk off pizza calories' warning works, experts say

Consumers should be told it takes four hours to walk off the calories in a pizza, researchers say.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2P7mG2b

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Boy's rare eye cancer spotted in photograph

Noah Blanks, aged six, had an eye removed after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/36x8R35

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Obesity inequality gap grows for Scottish children

Children in the poorest parts of the country face a bigger risk of being overweight or obese, new figures show.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/343sjml

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General election 2019: Have 17,000 NHS beds been cut in England?

Is Labour right to say that 17,000 NHS beds have been cut by the Conservatives in England?

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2sdu5UJ

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GP Manish Shah guilty of sex assaults on 23 female patients

The family planning specialist convinced the women to have unnecessary intimate examinations.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2LEueqQ

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11 charts on why the NHS matters in this election

The NHS will be at the centre of the major parties election campaigns, but why is it so important?

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/33i2kYI

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Why can't this doctor work in the UK?

An refugee doctor would love to work in the UK, and the NHS would love to have him - but there's a hitch.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2LF0avp

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'There were no beds on the children's ward'

Louise Webb says she waited six hours in hospital for her daughter Lily to be seen by a paediatrician.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2YzkHXr

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Health workers' strike: Nurses begin further 48 hours of action

Members of the Royal College of Nursing are refusing to do things like working unpaid hours.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Yxq6OI

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Yeovil Hospital agrees patient not properly anaesthetised

The patient said she was "traumatised" after feeling pain during surgery at Yeovil Hospital last year.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2E3Twum

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Online prescribing 'must get safer'

A UK coroner warns there could be more deaths unless regulation is tightened.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2E4DuQW

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A third of hospitals 'increased parking charges'

Income from fees jumps 10% in a year, with hourly charges of up to £4 levied.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/38s1FqL

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Surgeons withdraw support for heart disease advice

European guidelines on a form of heart disease are under review, following a Newsnight investigation.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/38jaR0x

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Shante Turay-Thomas: Call handler 'made mistakes' over reaction death

Shante Turay-Thomas died after falling ill at her family home in Wood Green last year.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3427bwM

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Ovarian cancer drug olaparib approved in Scotland as new treatment

A trial finds that Olaparib tablets can significantly slow down progression of the disease.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2DX4LVA

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Boy slept on hospital floor due to lack of beds

Jack Williment-Barr was photographed lying on a pile of coats and breathing through an oxygen mask at Leeds General Infirmary.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/36gJKRH

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Mental health: North Wales A&E support scheme extended

A "life-changing" mental health service in hospitals is now being rolled out to GPs surgeries.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2YBVdc8

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General Election 2019: NHS boss - Parties 'ducked' big issues

Chris Hopson says election debate has "fallen short" with regard to long-term solutions for the NHS.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2qCwTKC

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Microblading: Therapist tattoos eyebrows for cancer patients

Beautician Laura Woodward is giving women their confidence back through beauty treatments.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2YuehIZ

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Group B Strep: ‘A common bug could have killed my baby’

A mother whose baby got meningitis because of Group B Strep says all pregnant women should be tested.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2RxsNhF

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Doddie Weir: The rugby legend who won't give in to MND

Three years after being told he has a terminal illness, rugby legend Doddie Weir refuses to give it an inch.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/350NxTc

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'I was addicted to exercise'

When does something healthy, such as exercise, become an unhealthy obsession? And can apps make things worse?

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2PgT80U

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NHS e-health systems 'risk patient safety'

The use 21 separate electronic record systems in NHS hospitals across England 'could lead to errors'.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2DVWvoS

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'My heart was dead for over six hours'

Audrey Schoeman's heart stopped beating after she developed hypothermia in a snowstorm.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2PhT8hg

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Measles deaths 'staggering and tragic'

Global estimates suggest 142,000 people - mostly children - died from the disease in 2018

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2s3F5nh

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Briton Audrey Schoeman revived after six-hour cardiac arrest

Audrey Schoeman fell unconscious when she was caught in a snowstorm while hiking in Spain.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Lq1L84

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Poor children lose out on exercise, research suggests

Significant inequalities remain in the areas of family affluence, gender and race, Sport England says.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2PhbZsD

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Norovirus closes 1,100 hospital beds in England

Don't go to work or send children to school until 48 hours after symptoms have gone, NHS bosses say.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2OQR6W5

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Adam Hurst: Father-to-be died in hospital 'screaming in pain'

A hospital's pain management of Adam Hurst, who had a rare hernia, was "inadequate", bosses accept.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2qqb54M

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NHS patient describes mental health waiting list

People with mental illnesses say they're left languishing for months on "hidden" waiting lists.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2RsfkrL

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Mentally ill 'spend months on hidden waiting list'

NHS talking therapy service leaves patients in limbo for months, BBC investigation shows.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/33SOVpk

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Seizures of illegal diazepam tablets double in a year

Doctors warn people cannot trust the authenticity of drugs bought from rogue online pharmacies or dealers.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Logsc6

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Typhoid vaccine 'works fantastically well'

The jab is being given to nine million children in Pakistan at risk of a dangerous form of the infection.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2RgkiHU

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Once-a-month oral contraceptive pill in tests

Researchers say the prototype pill could ultimately offer women more contraceptive choice and control.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2rRBZD4

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Boy born to mothers who carried baby in both wombs

Jasmine Francis-Smith gave birth to a son after the egg had been incubated by her wife Donna.

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UK patient diagnosed with monkeypox

It is believed the patient contracted the infection while visiting Nigeria, Public Health England said.

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General election 2019: How many 'new' NHS hospitals are Conservatives building?

It's not six completely new hospitals - some involve redeveloping existing buildings and sites.

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Cambridge baby loss charity Petals reinstates hospital counselling

Petals suspended counselling at the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge in September in an NHS funding row.

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Samoa measles: Unvaccinated families told to hang red flag on door

The Pacific nation declares a state of emergency as 60 people die of measles.

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How do eggs protect us from flu?

Liverpool is home to the UK’s biggest flu vaccine manufacturing site, where 100 million doses are made using hen eggs.

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'Sugar overload' warning for festive hot drinks

Seasonal lattes and hot chocolates sold by coffee chains can contain up to 23 spoonfuls, a study finds.

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Jack Savoretti messages cancer girl Anna Drysdale

Anna Drysdale, 8, contracted osteosarcoma at five and says getting the singer's message was "amazing".

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Child life expectancy projections cut by years

Children born this year expected to live shorter lives than previously thought, say official stats.

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Health strike: Patients set to be hit by week of cancellations

More than 10,000 outpatient appointments and surgeries will not go ahead on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

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Latex allergy: 'A balloon could kill me'

Liz Knight's latex allergy is so severe she cannot touch a newspaper or the buttons on the remote controls.

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Morning-after pill 'should be sold off the shelf'

A report says accessing contraceptives in the UK should be easier for girls and women.

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