Latest headlines in Health News
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'There could be no NHS dentists in two years' (BBC Health 2025-02-17 22:47:34)
Dentists say NHS contracts are becoming more challenging to fulfil meaning they need to hand contracts back or lose money.
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Mum's 20-year fight for epilepsy drug compensation (BBC Health 2025-02-17 00:01:42)
Catherine Cox is certain taking valproate while pregnant caused her son's disabilities.
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Pledge of two million extra NHS appointments met, PM says (BBC Health 2025-02-16 23:02:10)
Sir Keir Starmer says the figure is a "shot in the arm", but "the job isn't done" to bring down waiting lists.
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Are noise-cancelling headphones to blame for young people's hearing problems? (BBC Health 2025-02-16 00:00:42)
More young people are presenting to audiology teams in England with difficulty processing sound.
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Surgeon suspended after children hurt by treatment (BBC Health 2025-02-14 15:54:02)
An NHS chief exec apologises "unreservedly to our patients and their families".
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Call for parents to be able to use loyalty card points to buy baby milk (BBC Health 2025-02-14 12:14:52)
Parents should be able to use vouchers, the regulator says, but restrictions on discounts should remain.
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UK men and women can expect to live longer, data show (BBC Health 2025-02-14 11:39:28)
Boys born in the UK in 2023 can expect to live on average to 86.7 years, and girls to 90, experts suggest.
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Parents should be able to use supermarket loyalty points for baby milk (BBC Health 2025-02-14 10:29:15)
Parents should be able to use vouchers, the regulator says, but restrictions on discounts should remain.
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Parents could save £540 on baby milk, regulator says (BBC Health 2025-02-14 09:08:42)
The savings can be made by switching from premium baby milk formula to a basic brand, the CMA says.
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Clive Myrie: What I saw during my 24 hours at a London hospital (BBC Health 2025-02-14 05:58:18)
As part of the BBC's special report, Clive Myrie meets the people at the Royal Free Hospital relying on the NHS for care.
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'Steroids gave me heart failure at 30 and I could die early' (BBC Health 2025-02-14 05:58:11)
A bodybuilder and steroid user warns against taking the muscle-building drug.
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RFK Jr sworn in as US Health and Human Services chief (BBC Health 2025-02-14 02:48:53)
Kennedy will oversee the US health industry including food safety, pharmaceuticals and vaccinations.
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'Funny, kind Semina lit up room': 12-year-old's tragic overdose death (BBC Health 2025-02-13 18:58:18)
An inquest into the death of Semina Halliwell, who said she was raped by an older boy, finds her death was "unpreventable".
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Inside the Royal Free - what it tells us about the NHS (BBC Health 2025-02-13 18:05:55)
From frustrated staff and ageing equipment to life-saving care, what life on the frontline is like.
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NHS 'recovery plan' fails to deliver new dentists or more appointments (BBC Health 2025-02-13 14:51:53)
NHS leaders say the contract for dentists to carry out NHS work needs redrawing.
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Why the BBC is spending a day in a NHS hospital (BBC Health 2025-02-13 06:42:57)
From the morning, until late evening, the BBC will talk to staff, and watch patients from arrival to discharge at the Royal Free London
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How much is the NHS going to cost us? (BBC Health 2025-02-13 06:38:57)
Spending on the NHS has been going up for decades and is set to rise further. BBC Verify has examined some of the key numbers.
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'I lost 8st on my GP's low-carb diet programme' (BBC Health 2025-02-13 06:35:39)
72-year-old is part of GP-led programme that has had 'fantastic results' since 2018.
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Record NHS baby deaths fine 'follows empty promises' (BBC Health 2025-02-12 23:56:11)
The parents of Wynter Andrews, who died under NHS care in 2019, say a trust has "failed to learn".
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Fifty countries affected by USAID freeze, says WHO (BBC Health 2025-02-12 18:33:59)
HIV treatments and other services have been disrupted, says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.