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Multiple sclerosis patient living in 'horrific pain' due to UK-wide drugs shortage
Jill Kenning, a multiple sclerosis patient from County Londonderry, has been unable to access Nabilone, a drug she used for 17 of her 18 years since d…
Is 'ferritin face' a real thing - and can you really spot low iron from looks?
Social media users circulate claims that low ferritin, a protein storing iron in the body, produces visible facial changes including pale skin, dark c…
Pope diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery, Vatican says
The Vatican announced that Pope Leo underwent successful surgery to remove a lower lobe of his right lung after a lung cancer diagnosis, according to …
No more cereal at the end of the aisle? New rules in Scotland's supermarkets
Scotland's supermarkets face new restrictions on where they can display products with high levels of sugar, fat, and salt, according to BBC Business. …
New NHS-style social care system could take decades, Dilnot says
Sir Andrew Dilnot, the economist whose 2011 social care reform proposals shaped UK policy debate for over a decade, warns that implementing an NHS-sty…
Burnham proposes NHS-style social care system for England
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government is signaling a dramatic overhaul of England's fragmented social care system, with Health Secretary Wes Burnha…
Ten NHS staff removed over Noah Woods data breach
# Ten NHS Staff Removed Over Noah Woods Data Breach East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has removed ten staff members following a serio…
Brain tumour diagnosis cut from weeks to hours with rapid new test
# New Brain Tumor Test Cuts Diagnosis Time From Weeks to Hours Researchers have developed a rapid diagnostic test that identifies brain tumors in hou…
Blood tests find high level of cancer-causing forever chemical in residents near factory
Residents living near a major chemical factory in Lancashire face potential health risks stemming from elevated levels of PFOA, a persistent synthetic…
Open wounds and eyes that can't close - women warn about cheap bleph eyelid surgery
# Cheap Blepharoplasty Surgery Abroad Leaves Patients with Permanent Complications, Doctors Warn Patients who underwent eyelid surgery, known medical…
'My eyelids became infected - I was scared to sleep'
# Bargain Eyelid Surgery Abroad Leaves Women With Serious Infections Three women have shared harrowing accounts of complications following affordable…