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Calls for more support for endometriosis patients

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 06:27
A campaign group hosts a special event to raise awareness about how the disease affects women.
Categories: National News

Under-fire NHS trust recorded patient ate breakfast three days after he died

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 18:17
The mental health trust where Alice Figueiredo took her own life faced concerns over 20 other deaths.
Categories: National News

British woman dies from rabies after puppy scratch

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 17:36
Yvonne Ford had light contact with the stray dog while on holiday in Morocco, her family says.
Categories: National News

Warning over filler injections in public toilets

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 06:53
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute found evidence of untrained and unlicensed practitioners giving cosmetic procedures.
Categories: National News

'17 hours birthing my dead baby': More families call for maternity inquiry

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 06:00
Almost 50 new families contact the BBC with concerns about inadequate care at maternity units in Leeds.
Categories: National News

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 21:32
The vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest change to abortion laws in England and Wales for nearly 60 years.
Categories: National News

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 21:32
The vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest change to abortion laws in England and Wales for nearly 60 years.
Categories: National News

Heatwave likely as yellow heat health alerts issued in England

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 17:53
The alerts covers most of England and warns of an impact on health and social care due to high temperatures.
Categories: National News

Why are pollen levels making hay fever so bad this year?

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 10:17
As pollen levels rise, what are the best ways to treat hay fever symptoms, and other useful advice.
Categories: National News

Why are pollen levels making hay fever so bad this year?

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 10:17
As pollen levels rise, what are the best ways to treat hay fever symptoms, and other useful advice.
Categories: National News

People Fixing The World

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 08:30
How clowns and consoles are making a stay in hospital a bit easier for unwell youngsters
Categories: National News

Warning over TikTok filming by hospital patients

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 02:29
The Society of Radiographers says more patients are filming for social media without permission.
Categories: National News

'My cancer was dismissed as a pulled muscle'

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 06:38
Former footballer Mel Tottoh was diagnosed with myeloma after months of rib and back pain.
Categories: National News

Cervical screening changes set to start in Jersey

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 06:26
New testing methods which are more accurate than previous tests lead to the changes.
Categories: National News

Cervical screening changes set to start in Jersey

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 06:26
New testing methods which are more accurate than previous tests lead to the changes.
Categories: National News

Event for chats about menopause and women's health

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 06:26
The free Wolverhampton session is aimed at showing women what support is available, organisers say.
Categories: National News

Hospices are at centre of debate over assisted dying bill - what do they think?

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 05:30
As MPs debate whether to legalise assisted dying, we speak to those providing end-of-life care.
Categories: National News

My dad gave me a kidney - now I can have my dream wedding

Sun, 06/15/2025 - 09:09
Kieran Innes was worried he would have to curtail his future plans when his kidneys failed.
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My dad gave me a kidney - now I can have my dream wedding

Sun, 06/15/2025 - 09:09
Kieran Innes was worried he would have to curtail his future plans when his kidneys failed.
Categories: National News

I quit TikTok to avoid eating disorder relapse

Sun, 06/15/2025 - 07:37
Eve Jones, who had anorexia, says banning "skinnytok" only scratches the surface of a larger issue.
Categories: National News