Latest headlines in Health News
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Coronavirus: How will the world vaccinate seven billion? (BBC Health 2020-08-13 05:00:18)
Why fridges, vials and polling stations could be key in the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine.
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Breast screening women in their 40s 'could save lives' (BBC Health 2020-08-12 23:12:08)
But experts caution there are many other considerations, including cost and over-diagnosis.
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Coronavirus: England death count review reduces UK toll by 5,000 (BBC Health 2020-08-12 17:35:00)
Deaths recorded in England had included people who tested positive months before they died.
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Priti Patel 'minded' to decriminalise sales of 'poppers' drug (BBC Health 2020-08-12 16:31:22)
The home secretary says the "uncertain" law on the drug - often used by gay men during sex - may change.
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Coronavirus: England's contact-tracing app gets green light for trial (BBC Health 2020-08-12 16:02:05)
Public tests are set to start on Thursday, but concerns remain about how accurately distance is measured.
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Coronavirus: Exposure rate 'similar' in London and Stockholm (BBC Health 2020-08-12 01:52:13)
Antibody tests suggest similar exposure to the virus in the two capitals, despite different strategies.
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Coronavirus: Severe mental health problems rise amid pandemic (BBC Health 2020-08-12 01:37:48)
An NHS Confederation report predicts a 20% increase in demand for services in the coming months.
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Coronavirus: How does Covid-19 test-and-trace work? (BBC Health 2020-08-11 14:27:29)
People who have been in close contact with someone found to have Covid-19 are now being traced.
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Coronavirus: Test and trace system 'successful', says health minister (BBC Health 2020-08-11 12:18:18)
Health minister Edward Argar says it is "evolving and flexing", amid plans to cut 6,000 contact tracers.
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'A Hinge date saved my life' and other cancer dating stories (BBC Health 2020-08-11 00:02:27)
Dating during lockdown is hard enough in 2020, but how do you deal with it when cancer is in the mix too?
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Coronavirus: Contact tracers to be reduced by 6,000 in England (BBC Health 2020-08-10 15:51:26)
The rest will focus on reaching positive cases and their contacts in local areas, alongside local teams.
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Coronavirus: What are the risks of opening schools? (BBC Health 2020-08-10 12:25:19)
Children seem to be at low risk from the disease, but can they still spread it?
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Coronavirus: Little evidence of Covid transmission in schools, says Williamson (BBC Health 2020-08-10 04:30:22)
The education secretary says a new coronavirus study supports the government decision to reopen schools.
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Nursing apprenticeship funding gets £172m boost (BBC Health 2020-08-10 01:28:06)
Ministers want nursing jobs in England to be more accessible, but a union says the plan falls short.
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Coronavirus: Is the world winning the pandemic fight? (BBC Health 2020-08-09 23:33:04)
Covid-19 has changed the world - are we winning or is the virus still taking hold, and when will it end?
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Coronavirus in Scotland: Care home residents to be allowed more visitors (BBC Health 2020-08-09 16:10:29)
Residents will be allowed up to three outdoor visitors at a time from Monday, ministers announce.
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Coronavirus: Moral duty to get all children back in school - Boris Johnson (BBC Health 2020-08-09 13:28:36)
Boris Johnson wants schools in England to be the last sector to close in any future local lockdowns.
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Coronavirus: Moral duty to get all children back into school - PM (BBC Health 2020-08-09 01:54:15)
Boris Johnson wants schools in England to be the last sector to close in any future local lockdowns.
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Coronavirus: Moral duty to get all children back in school - PM (BBC Health 2020-08-09 01:54:15)
Boris Johnson wants schools in England to be the last sector to close in any future local lockdowns.
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Coronavirus in the UK: How many confirmed cases are there in your area? (BBC Health 2020-08-08 16:27:08)
Key graphics explaining how coronavirus has spread in the UK and the government's response.