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NHS board named in Glasgow hospital corporate homicide probe

BBC Health News Feed - Sun, 11/12/2023 - 12:39
It follows the deaths of four patients at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow.
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Warning a child could die due to illegal drugs in vapes

BBC Health News Feed - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 17:06
A head teacher said one of his pupils collapsed after using a vape containing the illegal drug spice.
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Child death rates on the rise in England

BBC Health News Feed - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 15:36
Experts suggest rising child poverty is a major factor behind the estimated increase.
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Cystic fibrosis: Mum fears her baby will die after drugs are axed

BBC Health News Feed - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 06:12
The mum of a baby with cystic fibrosis says it is "unthinkable" she may not get the drugs she needs.
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Prof Sir Chris Whitty says UK faces rural and coastal ageing crisis

BBC Health News Feed - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 02:05
Measures are needed to tackle an ageing population crisis, Chief Medical Officer Prof Chris Whitty says.
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Suicide forum blocked to most UK users after Ofcom pressure

BBC Health News Feed - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 02:01
The controversial forum, linked to more than 50 UK deaths, can now only be viewed by registered members.
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US veteran gets world's first eye transplant

BBC Health News Feed - Fri, 11/10/2023 - 00:20
The surgery did not restore vision in the grafted eye, but experts do not rule out the possibility.
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Arkansas man receives world's first eye transplant

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 11/09/2023 - 21:37
A team of more than 140 surgeons in New York successfully performed the procedure on Aaron James.
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Infected blood scandal: Government launches legal challenge over FOI ruling

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 11/09/2023 - 18:04
It is taking legal action over the Information Commissioner's ruling on details of victims' payouts.
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£10K Covid fines were too high, admits Priti Patel

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 11/09/2023 - 17:49
The home secretary during the pandemic tells the Covid inquiry the flat penalty was not proportionate.
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AstraZeneca faces legal challenge over Covid vaccine

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 11/09/2023 - 17:23
Claimant Jamie Scott suffered suffered severe brain injury after having the Covid jab in April 2021.
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Mother takes son to US for life saving treatment

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 11/09/2023 - 17:10
Catherine's son, George, has a rare condition that affects about 50 children in the UK each year.
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UK's first Covid mega lab for sale

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 11/09/2023 - 16:26
The Rosalind Franklin Laboratory is being marketed to businesses in the life sciences sector.
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One million people on more than one waiting list as NHS backlog grows

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 11/09/2023 - 10:51
Scale of problem revealed for first time in England with some waiting for as many as five treatments.
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Mounjaro obesity jab authorised in UK

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 11/09/2023 - 09:56
Trials suggest it can help people shed about 20% of body weight, but it is not recommended for NHS use yet.
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NHS to try out Alzheimer's disease blood tests

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 11/09/2023 - 01:54
A £5m study will begin in January to see how feasible it is to offer these types of tests to patients.
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Covid inquiry: Ex-minister challenged on plan for disabled people

BBC Health News Feed - Wed, 11/08/2023 - 21:09
It comes after the Covid inquiry was told disabled people were "largely disregarded" during the pandemic.
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What is nitrous oxide and why is it being banned?

BBC Health News Feed - Wed, 11/08/2023 - 16:18
The government has made the possession of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, a criminal offence.
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NHS: Woman waited nine months for hospital discharge

BBC Health News Feed - Wed, 11/08/2023 - 08:19
Thousands of patients remain in hospital each day despite being well enough to leave, data shows.
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Bowel cancer patients allowed home on same day as stoma surgery

BBC Health News Feed - Wed, 11/08/2023 - 06:25
Patients can now go home on the same day as having surgery to remove stoma bags.
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