Image source, NHS England Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Gym-goers will soon see special stickers on mirrors at their local leisure centres reminding them to look out for potential signs of cancer. It is part of an NHS initiative around body awareness to get more people diagnosed early. The messaging that will appear […]
Image source, Jo Adnitt/BBCImage caption, Leah was repeatedly restrained at her independent special school Ruth Clegg & Jo Adnitt BBC News investigations team One of Leah’s most painful memories of her former school is the time she was held down for so long by members of staff, that blood vessels burst in her face. She […]
Health experts have welcomed proposals for tougher regulations on outdoor smoking, but leading figures in the hospitality sector worry restrictions could hinder some businesses, particularly pubs. On Thursday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the government was looking at tougher outdoor smoking rules to help reduce the number of preventable deaths linked to tobacco use, […]
Image source, Getty Images David Cornock Political correspondent Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Ministers are considering tighter restrictions on smoking outdoors as part of a drive to phase out tobacco. As first reported by the Sun, external, smoking could be banned in pub gardens, outdoor restaurants, outside hospitals and sports grounds. The measures are being proposed […]
Image caption, Sylvia Vickery spent £20,000 travelling to Missouri for surgery Marie-Louise Connolly BBC News NI health correspondent A woman who used her life savings to have vaginal mesh removed in the United States said she could no longer wait for surgery in Northern Ireland after passing blood and debris. Sylvia Vickery, 61, said she […]
England’s blood donor service has warned blood stocks are still in short supply as it launches a fresh appeal for donors. Supplies of blood have improved since an “amber alert” in July but there is still a risk that the care of hospital patients could be impacted, officials said. The number of people booking appointments […]
Nigeria has received 10,000 doses of a vaccine to combat mpox, making it the first African country to receive a batch amid the current outbreak of disease that used to be called monkeypox. The country began the process to secure the vaccines well before it was declared a global health emergency by the World Health […]
People in crisis with mental health problems can now access services through NHS 111, giving them another way to get urgent help. It makes the NHS in England one of the first countries to offer such a support service for mental health issues, as well as for physical problems. The number connects to a local […]
The first drug shown to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer’s disease will not be available on the NHS after a decision by the medicine’s regulator. The decision on funding lecanemab has caused upset and disappointment from those hoping the drug could help fight a horrible and devastating disease. But the decision is […]
Image caption, Marina Waldron, 21, died of complications after being given the AstraZeneca Covid jab Matthew Hill Health Correspondent, BBC West of England The parents of a young woman who died after being given an AstraZeneca Covid jab have accused the NHS of failing to pass on known safety warnings about the vaccine. Marina Waldron, […]
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