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How gaming can be good for your mental health (BBC Health 2025-09-16 05:58:12)
Psychologist and gaming expert Nick Ballou has five ways how gaming can boost your mental health and wellbeing.
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Let's have a conversation about periods (BBC Health 2025-09-16 05:47:54)
Three teenage girls talk to 5 Live about the importance of safe and open conversations on topics such as hormones, periods and mental health.
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Severe inequality in London for weight loss drugs (BBC Health 2025-09-16 05:14:18)
Interest in the drugs has risen but patients face a "postcode lottery" when trying to access them.
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Thousands of opioid deaths missed off official figures (BBC Health 2025-09-16 05:01:37)
The error - affecting England and Wales - raises concerns about the impact on the government's approach to drug deaths.
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Maternity review 'will not deliver justice' - mum (BBC Health 2025-09-15 16:56:53)
Lauren Caulfield was cared for at NHS hospitals in Leeds and Bradford before her daughter's death.
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Why you might not need that magnesium supplement... (BBC Health 2025-09-15 15:32:19)
Drs Chris and Xand sit down with Professor Stella Volpe, the Head of the department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise at Virginia Tech in the US.
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Fourteen NHS trusts' maternity care to be investigated over 'failures' (BBC Health 2025-09-15 08:15:11)
Families impacted have criticised the review, calling it "not fit for purpose".
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'Killer' child car seats still on sale 10 years on (BBC Health 2025-09-15 07:24:33)
Which? advised families to buy approved seats with a clear orange label indicating they are safe.
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Hospital opens room for miscarriage support (BBC Health 2025-09-15 04:32:20)
The space will provide "compassionate care during a profoundly difficult time", says a ward sister.
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Struggling with brain fog? Here's how to fix it (BBC Health 2025-09-14 23:22:44)
It's common to become forgetful or mentally sluggish but there are easy ways to cut through the haze.
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Children and teenagers share impact of pandemic in new report (BBC Health 2025-09-14 23:14:25)
Children describe positive memories of family time, as well as the darker side of pandemic life online.
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'Something had been stolen from me' - children share the lows - and highs - of pandemic (BBC Health 2025-09-14 23:14:25)
Children describe positive memories of family time, as well as the darker side of pandemic life online.
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Cut and bulk: Teenagers explain why they want to get ripped (BBC Health 2025-09-14 05:06:27)
Three young men tell the BBC what's driving them to "cut and bulk" - an intense diet and workout regime.
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Woman loses faith in hospital after miscarriage (BBC Health 2025-09-13 05:36:16)
Emma Simmonds says she will never return to the hospital, this week rated England's worst.
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I quit my job to run a silent disco exercise group (BBC Health 2025-09-12 16:55:04)
The Silent Steppers began in 2024 to promote physical and mental wellbeing.
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Cost of children's homes doubles but care can be poor, says report (BBC Health 2025-09-12 04:17:51)
Huge sums spent on children's residential care in England do not represent value for money, says spending watchdog.
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What the NHS can learn from the European country that boosted cancer survival rates (BBC Health 2025-09-11 23:59:05)
Denmark's survival rates record for certain cancers was low compared to other wealthy countries - then it came up with a bold plan
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What the NHS can learn from the European country that helped more people survive cancer (BBC Health 2025-09-11 23:59:05)
Denmark's survival rates record for certain cancers were poor compared to some other wealthy countries. Then it came up with a bold plan
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Doctors warn hospitals under pressure as NHS waiting lists rise (BBC Health 2025-09-11 13:01:27)
The waiting list for planned hospital treatment in England rose for the second month in a row in July to its highest level since March.
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NHS tracker - are hospital waiting times improving near you? (BBC Health 2025-09-11 09:38:05)
Use our interactive tracker to see if treatment waits are getting better at your local hospital.