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It took 10 years to get surgery for my endometriosis

BBC News – Health - Fri, 03/06/2026 - 12:12
Ami Clarke shares her experience of living with endometriosis.
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Charity hopes new HQ can bring people together

BBC News – Health - Fri, 03/06/2026 - 07:12
Health Connections is to renovate six floors of its new base as spaces for people to come together.
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'I'm still haunted that he died alone': The last voices of the Covid inquiry

BBC News – Health - Fri, 03/06/2026 - 05:52
Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes three years of public hearings.
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Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day

BBC News – Health - Thu, 03/05/2026 - 18:04
Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
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Dentists return £900m for not seeing NHS patients

BBC News – Health - Thu, 03/05/2026 - 09:12
Sum represents £1 out of every £7 they have been given by NHS as dentists opt to chase private work.
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'My son can now enjoy life': Children with severe form of epilepsy helped by new drug

BBC News – Health - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 23:06
Families say the groundbreaking medicine is transforming the lives of children with Dravet syndrome.
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Pregnant women's brains shed grey matter to prime them for motherhood, study suggests

BBC News – Health - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 08:05
It is time to move beyond the “baby brain” cliche, say scientists who scanned dozens of women’s brains.
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What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?

BBC News – Health - Tue, 03/03/2026 - 14:32
The inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic has published two reports with eight more to follow.
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Inside Health

BBC News – Health - Tue, 03/03/2026 - 11:00
James investigates penis fillers, where hyaluronic acid is injected to increase girth.
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BBC investigation finds 50,000 people waited over 24 hours in A&E corridor care

BBC News – Health - Mon, 03/02/2026 - 07:27
Known as "corridor care", patients are lining up on trolleys or sitting on chairs due to a lack of beds.
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Taking collagen keeps skin more elastic but won't stop wrinkles, say scientists

BBC News – Health - Fri, 02/27/2026 - 01:00
The new review brings together the strongest evidence to date on collagen supplementation, say experts.
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Sperm swim more quickly in summer, study finds

BBC News – Health - Wed, 02/25/2026 - 18:18
Understanding the seasonal patterns of sperm could improve fertility treatments, by optimising the timing of treatment, the reasearchers say.
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GPs told to guarantee same-day appointments for urgent cases

BBC News – Health - Tue, 02/24/2026 - 17:05
New contract will require patients in England to be given immediate appointment if needed.
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Inside Health

BBC News – Health - Tue, 02/24/2026 - 11:00
The new wave of ME research that could bring clarity to this perplexing condition.
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GPs to get £3,000 bonus to maximise weight loss drug prescriptions

BBC News – Health - Tue, 02/24/2026 - 02:04
Bid to improve access to Mounjaro in England, but experts warn eligibility still tightly restricted.
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First British baby born using transplanted womb from dead donor

BBC News – Health - Tue, 02/24/2026 - 01:39
Grace Bell, who was born without a viable womb, says her little boy is "simply a miracle".
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'It was like buying groceries' - Woman calls for tighter weight-loss jabs checks

BBC News – Health - Mon, 02/23/2026 - 01:05
Emma Dyer says she collapsed on her bathroom floor and began vomiting blood after buying jabs online.
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Firm assessing Covid vaccine harm replaced after costs spiral to £48m

BBC News – Health - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 06:55
The figure paid to Crawford & Company Adjusters is eight times the original estimate for the work.
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Inside Health

BBC News – Health - Tue, 02/17/2026 - 11:00
James Gallagher is joined by a panel to explore the side effects of weight loss drugs.
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More than 60 children infected in north London measles outbreak

Guardian – Society – Health - Sat, 02/14/2026 - 23:33

Cases reported in seven schools and a nursery in Enfield amid concern over low levels of MMR vaccination in capital

More than 60 children have been infected by a measles outbreak in north London, it has been reported.

Seven schools and a nursery in Enfield reported the cases, with some children treated in hospital, according to the Sunday Times.

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