Covid booster jabs available at walk-in sites in England

The NHS hopes to bolster uptake ahead of a "challenging" winter, with hundreds of sites available.

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Covid-19 vaccine: Jabs offered to 12-15-year-olds at 800 schools

Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the vaccines "will help keep children in the classroom".

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Scotland first in world to use new diabetes test

The blood test for people with Type 1 diabetes may allow some patients to stop taking insulin altogether.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3EvXXLE

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Some Covid booster doses brought forward

Care home residents are among those able to get their their Covid vaccine sooner.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3vURQgW

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Menopause: HRT prescription costs to fall, says government

Women will now only pay once a year for the menopause treatment in England after Labour MP's campaign.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3w33Qgr

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Covid: Pupils urged to test before returning to school

Doing a test in half term before returning to the classroom could prevent onwards spread, experts advise.

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'The menopause made me feel I was disappearing inside myself'

HRT can help women going through the menopause and one MP is trying to make it free on the NHS.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Zx2VIQ

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Chronic fatigue guidelines scrap exercise therapy advice

After delays, the advice is now out and makes it clear that exercise is not a panacea for the condition.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3nHt5Bh

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E-cigarettes could be available on NHS to tackle smoking rates

Manufacturers are being invited to submit products for approval to go onto a prescription list.

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Covid: Double vaccinated can still spread virus at home

Vaccinated people are catching and then spreading the virus to those they live with, UK study finds.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3vRgxuN

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'Agoraphobia makes you feel like a prisoner in your own home'

MP Simon Clarke opted out of a Downing Street Budget photograph because of agoraphobia - what does it feel like to live with it?

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2ZB7VfW

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Covid-19: No lockdown expected this winter, says Murphy

The Stormont finance minister says the executive is right to be "cautious" in easing restrictions.

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

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Covid: Hywel Dda health board bans visitors over rising cases

Visitors in west Wales are banned from visiting hospitals amid high numbers of Covid-19 infections.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3vPtLIs

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'Patient dying in my ambulance triggered PTSD'

For Ollie Springett the pressure of working on the front line during the pandemic was too much.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3jGlAJp

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Patient harm 'almost certain' due to ambulance handover delays

The West Midlands trust raises its risk rating for ambulance handover delays to its highest level.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3Bn9H1b

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Covid vaccines: FDA panel approves Pfizer jabs for children 5 and up

The decision means 28 million US children between the ages of five and 11 may soon be eligible for Covid jabs.

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Is there a gap between public and private sector pay?

The Treasury has been making some claims about pay in the public and private sectors.

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Great Ormond Street Hospital investigates 'faulty' surgical glue

The hospital said it was "unlikely to be the sole or main factor" in the deaths of two children.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3pElki8

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Covid in Scotland: Figures show booster gap in high-risk groups

More than 100,000 Scots are waiting for a booster despite receiving their second dose more than six months ago.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3EhdBKY

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Why women may wait decades for an ADHD diagnosis

At least tens of thousands in the UK, it is estimated, are not receiving the help they need.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3bfnHiI

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Adele Roberts: Bowel cancer patients discuss diagnosis and treatment

A student and a medical doctor tell Newsbeat about experiencing bowel cancer.

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Covid: Vaccine study links virus to rare neurological illness

Guillain-Barre Syndrome is more likely to occur in people who catch Covid, study finds.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3noGNZv

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Covid in Scotland: Hundreds refused entry in vaccine passport 'chaos'

The Scottish Hospitality Group says the first weekend of enforcement of the scheme was an "unmitigated disaster".

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3jyNzdY

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Greater Manchester teen with OCD turns cleaning into a job

Zykiah, 15, used his cleaning skills to start a car wash business which now boasts a famous clientele.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/30T1ViZ

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Covid: Protect schools from anti-vax protests - Starmer

Councils should be able to use exclusion zones to stop the protests outside schools, Labour says.

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Homecare costs outstrip funding from councils, says report

Homecare companies say the rates they are paid by local authorities do not cover basic costs.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3m7Jyz6

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Budget 2021: Extra £5.9bn pledged for NHS backlog in England

Health leaders welcome the money but say it only goes so far and staff shortages need to be fixed.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3nrGBIT

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Covid: Labour calls for Plan B measures in England

But the chancellor says the data does not suggest "immediately" moving to government's back-up plan.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3ptmBZj

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Social care crisis: Woman, 92, waited four months to be discharged

Dementia patient Esme Hanson was left stranded in hospital because of a lack of home care.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3GcgdeO

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'I. Am. So. Sorry': Talking about my pregnancy losses

The BBC's Tulip Mazumdar has reported on maternal health and the issues women face across the world. Here she reflects on her own experiences of pregnancy and baby loss.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3m5AZET

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Delta 'Plus' Covid variant may be more transmissible

It may be more contagious than Delta, but there is no evidence yet that it causes worse illness, experts say.

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Woodbridge quadruplets follow mother into NHS careers

Three daughters are now qualified nurses like their mother, and one is a physiotherapist.

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Covid: Prepare to trigger England's Plan B curbs, say scientists

Advisers say early action could save later, tougher measures to stop the spread of coronavirus.

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Covid: Brits increasingly lax on masks and social mixing

Fewer adults are practising social distancing than think it is important, figures for Great Britain show.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3m4Klko

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NHS 111 'failed' Horsham teen who died following delays

There is a "real risk" that people "are being misled over the capability" of 111, a coroner warns.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3B38vzR

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'We knew something was wrong when mum shrank overnight'

Alison McDonald was diagnosed with a blood cancer after she suddenly lost several inches in height.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3nfQTMb

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Social care faces tsunami of unmet need - watchdog

England's Care Quality Commission issues a warning, saying the workforce is "exhausted and depleted"

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

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Sex and relationship lessons ‘help pupils feel safe’

Sex education is compulsory in England's secondary schools, while primary schools teach about relationships.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3aZkJyP

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Covid: UK cases top 50,000 for first time in three months

Boris Johnson is urging those eligible for a third dose to organise appointments straight away.

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

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Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust declares critical incident

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust says there is "unprecedented demand" on services.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/30P8RxJ

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Covid: Vaccines '90% effective' at preventing Delta variant deaths

A Scottish study suggests two vaccines are highly effective at preventing deaths from the Delta variant.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3jocFwb

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Government should tell obese to eat less, says ex-minister Lord Robathan

Tory peer Lord Robathan says the government's anti-obesity drive is not working - but a minister defends it.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2ZbLuO4

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US surgeons test pig kidney transplant in a human

The kidney, from a genetically-altered pig, appeared to function well, say the surgical team.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3DZ3tWY

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Should the government do more to protect the NHS?

Doctors fear they could be overwhelmed, but new measures are still not being deployed in England.

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Covid: Doctors criticise ministers over new rules refusal

A doctors' union accuses the government of taking its "foot off the brake" as cases rise.

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Gene silencing medicine transforms crippling pain

The NHS is set to fund innovative therapy that patients say has given them their lives back.

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

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Covid: WHO warns pandemic will drag on into 2022

It says slow vaccine supply to poorer countries means the pandemic will last longer than it needs to.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/30PIuYB

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Get Covid jab or restrictions more likely, Sajid Javid says

Additional measures are not needed in England at this point, the health secretary says.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3BZCh9T

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NHS in Wales under highest pressure ever, says chief exec

Dr Andrew Goodall says Covid, waiting lists and staff shortages have left NHS Wales under pressure.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3G6KT0X

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Care staff shortage harms services for thousands, say managers

Many care staff are struggling with an increased workload and want to quit, research suggests.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3lS9IWl

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Covid: Bring back rules amid rising cases, urge NHS chiefs

Hospital bosses warn of a winter crisis but ministers have no plans for new measures in England.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3lY1Cvo

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Yearly prostate checks benefit some men aged 40 plus

Targeted annual PSA screening could spot early, treatable cancers in high-risk men, researchers say.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3G1SCxu

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Aneurin Bevan health board: Trainee doctors 'scared to come to work'

A report raises concerns about chronic understaffing and excessive workloads at one hospital.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3aTIQiw

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Covid: No 10 'keeping a close eye' on rising Covid cases

But Boris Johnson says the rollout of a Plan B to control the virus in England has not been discussed.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3Eb38kj

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Duchess of Cambridge warns addiction can happen to anyone

The Duchess of Cambridge warns of the "devastating impact" of the pandemic on addiction rates.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3CaZqGN

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Covid-19: New mutation of Delta variant under close watch in UK

Scientists are studying it to better understand how much of a threat it may pose.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3DRsmDW

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Alta Fixsler: Toddler dies in hospice after parents' legal battle fails

A judge ruled Alta Fixsler's life support should be withdrawn in a hospice rather than at home.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Z712mg

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Covid: Why are UK cases so high?

The UK has higher infections than most of its neighbours, as scientists fear a difficult winter.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3FYNE4r

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Baby loss awareness: Our experience should not be a 'whispered secret'

Doctors booked a termination for Sharon Gorvett, but no one discussed her options with her.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3DNvBw6

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Great Ormond Street: Girl's heart transplant helping to cut wait times

Lucy is thought to be the oldest child to receive a donor heart that did not match her blood type.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3n4XIAb

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Covid: Is the pace of the vaccine booster rollout too slow?

Critics worry the rollout is happening too slowly in England to best protect people ahead of winter.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3BSIBQJ

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Tom Parker: Brain cancer treatment needs 'massive improvement'

After the Wanted star's diagnosis, he wants to raise awareness to improve treatment and research.

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Positive trial results for Valneva Covid vaccine

Blood results show it gets the body to mount an immune response to fight coronavirus.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3APhHaV

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Covid in Scotland: Vaccine passport scheme enforceable by law

Nightclubs and large events can only allow entry to people who can show they have had two Covid jabs.

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Prof Sarah Gilbert, Covid vaccine creator: Now let’s take on 12 more diseases

Medical science has transformed the pandemic and put rocket boosters on ambitions for new vaccines.

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Covid tests: I trusted my PCR results

People share their stories of having negative PCR tests after positive lateral flow results.

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Investigation ordered into Wolverhampton Covid lab test failings

A lab in Wolverhampton is suspended as 43,000 people in England and Wales are potentially affected.

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Covid test lab in Wolverhampton suspended over wrong results

Around 43,000 people may have been wrongly told their test for Covid-19 was negative.

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Covid: False negative Covid test results confirmed at Newbury Showground

Some people who took tests in Berkshire earlier this month may have wrongly been given the all-clear.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3FQwLJh

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Stillbirth rate high for black and Asian babies in UK

The figures come despite improving numbers overall, with some 610 fewer stillbirths in 2019 than in 2013.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3FMhU2p

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GP rescue plan to boost face-to-face consultations

Extra £250m available to pay for locum staff to help practices in England improve access over winter.

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

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Covid: Lateral flow tests more accurate than first thought, study finds

Positive results from the widely-used rapid Covid tests should be trusted, say UCL researchers.

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Henrietta Lacks: 'Mother' of modern medicine honoured

Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cells have led to key medical breakthroughs.

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Covid: New WHO group may be last chance to find virus origins

The World Health Organization unveils a new group to examine the emergence of the virus more closely.

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Covid: Scientists targeted with abuse during pandemic

Doctors who came into the public eye during Covid received death threats and harassment.

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

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NHS Covid Pass: Travellers unable to access vaccine records

The app widely used to prove vaccination status for travel suffered an outage Wednesday.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/30oQBLm

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Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge prepares for busiest winter ever

One of England's leading hospitals is preparing for its busiest winter ever.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3mRF12O

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Life expectancy falling in parts of England before pandemic - study

It is alarming, say researchers, that longevity was declining in the north even before the pandemic.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3DsxDBM

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Betsi Cadwaladr: Hospital restructuring blamed for amputation

A woman says hospital restructuring has badly affected her husband's treatment.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3BFC7UY

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Northern Trust radiologist review finds 66 discrepancies

The highest level of hospital investigation will be carried out into the cases of 17 patients.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3FKNVYO

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Laser vagina menopause therapy shows no benefit in trial

The treatment, meant to rejuvenate and treat dryness, worked no better than a placebo procedure.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3DBc8yJ

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Care staff shortage worse than before pandemic, study shows

Reward care workers for their skills and dedication to avoid staff shortages, report urges.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3ax8x8l

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Covid: Misleading vaccine claims target children and parents

The vaccine is being offered to children aged 12 and older.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3FHuzn1

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What those living with dementia want people to know

"Dementia is something you learn to live with, not just die of," - tips from, those living with the condition.

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Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock given United Nations role

The former minister will become a special representative for a United Nations body in Africa.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3mK1m2p

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Tesco recalls own-brand chest and cold remedy

Some of the Tesco Max All-In-One Chesty Cough & Cold Lemon Sachets contain incorrect dosing information.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3lAyFp8

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Covid: Furness General Hospital breached safety law over staff PPE

An investigation prompted by a radiographer's death finds not all staff were properly fitted for masks.

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

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Covid: Not my job to sugarcoat advice, Sir Patrick Vallance says

The chief scientific adviser says he does not just tell the government what it wants to hear.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3FAv1Up

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Covid inquiry: When will it happen and how does it work?

There have been calls for an independent public inquiry into the UK's pandemic response to start immediately.

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Covid: UK start to pandemic worst public health failure ever, MPs say

Government too slow to lock down and test-and-trace was chaotic, but jabs rollout a success, MPs say.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3ByMNVw

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Malaria vaccine 'will change African lives forever'

As African countries get the vaccine, Newsbeat speaks to two people who've grown up with Malaria.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3oPF0ip

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I had no cancer symptoms but a smear saved my life

Laura McAdam shares her story as part of new government campaign to boost the uptake of smear tests.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3v2eCDm

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Muckamore Abbey Hospital: Inquiry into alleged patient abuse to begin

The inquiry panel will try to establish what happened between residents and some members of staff.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3v3qCo6

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Periods and low confidence put some girls off sport

The Youth Sports Trust charity wants girls to have a greater say over PE in schools.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2YHhwl1

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Covid-19: Uncertain winter ahead as flu circulates at same time, says Harries

Catching both viruses at the same time puts people at a more significant risk of death, a health boss says.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2YAl4pk

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Covid-19: Two million booster jabs given in England

England's chief nursing officer urges people to top up protection ahead of a busy winter for the NHS.

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

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'Work has been therapy for my mental health'

NHS England wants to get more people with severe mental illness back to the workplace.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Yx8dnQ

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'Isolate if you have Covid-19 symptoms but test negative'

Bath's public health director says to regard it as Covid even if you receive a negative PCR result.

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Novavax volunteers offered two approved travel jabs

The decision means thousands of people who took part in trials will be able to travel abroad.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3muQWU6

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UK public now eating significantly less meat

Britons are cutting their meat consumption, but not quickly enough, according to scientists.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3AngOWI

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E. coli scare: People in Oxted told to boil drinking water

SES Water says further tests are expected to confirm the scale of the potential contamination.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3Bpu1jm

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Doctors alerted to dangerous dry scooping workout trend

Pre-workout powders should be diluted in water, but some gym-goers are eating it neat.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3FvbCnx

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'I turned Marge Simpson yellow - it was so scary'

Julie Nicholson tells of her fear as a dangerous medical condition turned her skin a golden yellow before her family's eyes.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3FpEYUv

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Flu jab vital this winter along with Covid vaccine

Experts worried as this will be the first winter Covid and flu circulate fully at same time.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3Fs0Pus

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Malaria vaccine: When will it be available?

Following the announcement about the first malaria vaccine, we look at some of the key questions.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3FpgASW

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Historic go-ahead for malaria vaccine to protect African children

After years of trials, the vaccine has shown potential to save tens of thousands of children's lives.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3myrNrJ

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GP staff abuse has "no place in the NHS"

GP staff tell their stories of abuse by patients as an NHS boss pleas for people to "be kind".

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3uLOZ9A

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Study reveals why some people get Covid toe condition

Scientists have investigated how the chilblain-like lesions arise in some people who catch Covid.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2YolA9r

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School Covid absences rise two-thirds in fortnight

A snapshot survey shows 2.5% of pupils were out of school for Covid-related reasons on Thursday.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3B86ao9

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Covid: Novavax jab volunteer's 'regret' over trial approval wait

Participants in the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine trial are not yet recognised as being fully vaccinated.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3uEWe38

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First new treatment for sickle cell in 20 years

The hope of reducing health inequalities for black people made it worth recommending, the regulator says.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2Yfdr71

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Health funding cut said to threaten levelling up

Grants for councils to fund healthy-lifestyle support have fallen by a quarter in six years.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3alZlDT

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NHS dentistry access delays: 'I pulled 11 of my own teeth out'

Dentists warn of waits of up to four years to join an NHS dental practice.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3FjdxvB

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Brain implant may lift most severe depression

Sarah, the first patient to try it, says it has allowed her to enjoy life again.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3l8LRl2

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Lucy Letby: Nurse denies murdering eight babies

Lucy Letby is accused of murdering five boys and three girls at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3uEN9Hw

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How we feel touch and temperature wins Nobel Prize

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian share the 2021 prize.

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

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Bowel cancer patients fear cost of break in treatment

Bowel cancer patients say rules governing two drugs are unethical and unfair.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3l2vztL

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Portsmouth girl, 15, dies of Covid on day she was due jab

Jorja Halliday, from Portsmouth, was due to have her coronavirus vaccination on the day she died.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3omEkB4

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Covid: Care home staff should get the jab or another job - Javid

The health secretary says he will not delay the November deadline for workers to be fully vaccinated.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3l0lMUX

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How healthy are vegan ready meals?

Vegan alternatives have never been more widespread, but are they a healthier option?

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3iqA5QZ

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Covid: Delay of third jabs for most vulnerable criticised

Charities say they have been inundated with calls from worried immunosuppressed people.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3B4b4mb

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Covid antiviral pill can halve risk of hospitalisation

Promising results mean a clinical trial has ended early and emergency authorisation is being sought.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3A0KGYT

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Covid: One in 20 secondary-age children infected in England

This is the highest reported rate for any age group since the pandemic began.

source BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2ZEyf8C

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Covid-19 vaccinations: More than 50 nations have missed a target set by the WHO

Most of those not making the target of 10% of people fully vaccinated by the end of September are in Africa.

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Pret allergy death: Parents welcome Natasha's allergy law

Natasha Ednan-Laperouse's parents said she would be "very proud" of the new law to protect allergy sufferers.

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Facebook grilled over mental-health impact on kids

Facebook's global head of safety, Antigone Davis, testifies to the US Senate, about child protection.

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