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Fix palliative care before assisted dying debate, says PM
Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor and Labour heavyweight, signalled resistance to fresh legislation on assisted dying, arguing that palliativ…
'Evidence lacking' for mental health monitoring tech
Experts testifying at the Lampard Inquiry challenged claims around Oxevision, a monitoring technology deployed in UK psychiatric hospitals. The system…
Heatwave anxiety can make you feel 'incredibly helpless' - here's how to manage it
Extreme heat doesn't just raise thermometers. It raises anxiety levels, particularly among young people and women who report feeling "incredibly helpl…
'Life-changing' MS drug to help people walk now on NHS in England
The NHS will now fund fampridine, a drug that restores walking ability for people with multiple sclerosis by boosting nerve signals in the spinal cord…
I had to stop modelling because I kept passing out from crippling endometriosis
A parliamentary inquiry into endometriosis has prompted three women to reveal how the chronic pelvic condition derailed their professional lives. One …
I'll lose my bowel because my pain was dismissed until my husband spoke up
Donna Davies faces bowel removal after years of dismissed complaints about post-operative pain. Her medical concerns were repeatedly minimized by heal…
Hundreds of thousands of women get morning-after pill via free pharmacy service
England's free morning-after pill scheme has reached hundreds of thousands of women since its October launch. The initiative allows women to obtain em…
'If only people knew what a tick could do' - the deadly meat allergy caused by tick bites
A tick species found along Australia's east coast transmits a parasite that triggers severe allergic reactions to mammalian meat, creating a genuine p…
Rare identical quadruplets born in Australia
Identical quadruplets born naturally in Australia represent an exceptionally rare medical event. The four girls arrived without fertility treatment or…
The hidden cost of the night shift and how to sleep it off
Night shift work affects over three million British workers, creating documented health risks that extend far beyond fatigue. The practice disrupts ci…
NHS 'will collapse' without social care reform, PM tells BBC
The Prime Minister warned the BBC that the NHS faces collapse without sweeping reform to England's social care system, framing overhaul as essential b…
Pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein - how Italian children became so overweight
Italian children face a childhood obesity crisis that contradicts the nation's legendary Mediterranean diet reputation. According to the World Health …
More young women in their 20s are getting type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes diagnoses among women in their 20s have surged in England, marking a shift from historical patterns where the condition primarily affe…
Doctors failed to spot my hidden condition for so long I was left permanently disabled
Actor Daneka Etchells has channeled her frustration with the medical system into performance art. For years, doctors dismissed her symptoms, leaving h…
Removing tax from sanitary products 'pointless'
Jersey's government defends its free period product scheme, which has cost more than £500,000 since 2022, even as critics question whether removing sa…
How a rise in ADHD benefits claims is adding to welfare spending challenge
The number of people receiving Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for ADHD as their primary condition has surged 40 percent since Labour took office,…
First person gets new experimental vaccine for Ebola
Ed Hunt, a 37-year-old from the United Kingdom, became the first human recipient of an experimental Ebola vaccine following the deadly outbreak in the…
UK humanitarian worker monitored for Ebola in London hospital
A UK humanitarian worker evacuated from the Democratic Republic of Congo sits under observation at a London hospital after potential exposure to Ebola…
Targeted prostate cancer treatment cuts risk of side effects, study suggests
A decade-long NHS trial found that focal therapy for prostate cancer delivers tumor control while sparing patients from harsh side effects linked to t…
What does hot weather do to the body?
Hot weather triggers a cascade of physical responses in the human body, starting with an increase in core temperature that activates the hypothalamus,…
What are UV levels and how can you protect yourself?
UV radiation is split into three types: UVA, UVB, and UVC. UVC doesn't reach Earth's surface because the ozone layer blocks it. UVA and UVB both penet…
'Fibroids left me in excruciating pain'
# Woman's Hour Highlights Fibroids Crisis as Women Face Delayed Diagnoses BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour has spotlighted uterine fibroids as a widespread…
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