Health

Family's shock after eight-year-old daughter has stroke

BBC Health News Feed - Wed, 08/16/2023 - 10:02
Naomi Graham, aged eight, was at a youth club in Klikeel, County Down, when she collapsed.
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Perimenopause periods left me needing a transfusion

BBC Health News Feed - Wed, 08/16/2023 - 06:11
Women speak about the "nightmare" of perimenopausal bleeding in the hope others feel comfortable opening up.
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Jakarta: Living with asthma in the world's most polluted city

BBC Health News Feed - Tue, 08/15/2023 - 22:05
Jakarta residents like Farah are being told by their doctors to move out of the Indonesian capital.
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NHS: Is Wales worse than England for waiting lists?

BBC Health News Feed - Tue, 08/15/2023 - 13:55
Can waiting times be compared between Wales and England?
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Eating disorder psychologist 'made patients sicker'

BBC Health News Feed - Tue, 08/15/2023 - 06:28
Multiple women say they were told to take part in 'bizarre' treatment practices by a psychologist.
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Weight-loss apps to offer NHS help to obese

BBC Health News Feed - Tue, 08/15/2023 - 01:16
The draft health guidance says more people will benefit from access to online support.
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£250m funding for more hospital beds in England this winter

BBC Health News Feed - Tue, 08/15/2023 - 01:15
Government funding will provide 900 new hospital beds by January, with 4,100 to follow soon after.
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AI: High-tech trousers helping stroke patient to walk

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 08/14/2023 - 22:48
Julie Lloyd is trialling the high-tech garment that helps paralysed people's rehabilitation.
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Mum fears NHS trust cover-up over Cambridgeshire suicides review

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 08/14/2023 - 22:35
Hannah Roberts's mother heard about a review into the NHS trust's suicides via the media.
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EastEnders: Shane Richie's Alfie Moon set for prostate cancer story

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 08/14/2023 - 20:26
Shane Richie's character is diagnosed with prostate cancer in a script devised to raise awareness.
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Bibby Stockholm: No one harmed over discovery of Legionella on barge - health secretary

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 08/14/2023 - 12:45
Steve Barclay insists ministers took 'instant action' to move asylum seekers off the Bibby Stockholm barge.
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Cervical cancer: Call for at-home smear tests in Wales

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 08/14/2023 - 06:13
For women aged 25 to 64 a smear test can detect HPV and prevent cervical cancer.
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Alnwick mum aims to be first English Channel stoma swimmer

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 08/14/2023 - 06:13
Gill Castle wants to be the first person in the world with a stoma to swim solo across the Channel.
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Cigarette packs could carry anti-smoking message inserts

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 08/14/2023 - 04:41
They would list the health and financial benefits of quitting and the support available in the UK.
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Two-thirds of cancer waiting time targets to be axed in England

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 08/14/2023 - 04:17
NHS England want to reduce nine targets to three in a bid to simplify "outdated" standards.
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Linden Farm: The family who turned a care home for adults with complex needs on its head

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 08/14/2023 - 01:39
The Lawrence family were disillusioned with adult care homes when they hit upon a new idea.
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Bryan Johnson: Meet the multi-millionaire trying to reverse aging

BBC Health News Feed - Sun, 08/13/2023 - 08:48
With a team of 30 scientists, tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson spends millions on his body every year.
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Steve Barclay calls talks with Scotland and Wales on cutting NHS waiting lists

BBC Health News Feed - Sun, 08/13/2023 - 04:23
The health secretary says Scottish and Welsh patients could be treated in England to cut waiting times.
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How much do junior doctors really get paid in England?

BBC Health News Feed - Fri, 08/11/2023 - 00:09
The BBC asked two junior doctors in England to show us their payslips and reveal their salaries.
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We can't take any more, says NHS as doctors strike

BBC Health News Feed - Fri, 08/11/2023 - 00:06
Junior doctors' four-day walkout is getting under way in England on Friday as pay dispute continues.
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