Latest headlines in Health News
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Long Covid: MRI scans reveal new clues to symptoms (BBC Health 2023-09-22 23:50:20)
Further evidence emerges that a serious infection can leave some major organs with long-term damage.
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Family of ill teen say they were silenced by courts (BBC Health 2023-09-22 15:51:25)
The 19-year-old is named as Sudiksha Thirumalesh after legal restrictions are lifted.
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Children on Addenbrooke's Hospital wards offered PE lessons (BBC Health 2023-09-22 04:51:31)
Ella, nine, finds hospital "boring" and loves the lessons which are believed to be a hospital first.
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Girl receives UK's first rejection-free kidney from mum (BBC Health 2023-09-22 02:39:59)
Doctors reprogrammed eight-year-old Aditi's immune system so she does not need daily anti-rejection drugs.
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Student's 'freshers' flu' turned out to be meningitis (BBC Health 2023-09-21 05:27:20)
A student who ignored the symptoms of meningitis urges others to be aware of the signs.
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Patient's water drinking death was preventable (BBC Health 2023-09-21 05:13:38)
The 18-year-old man died in a Scottish hospital after drinking an excessive amount of water.
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Strikes by NHS doctors leaving 'patients in limbo' (BBC Health 2023-09-21 05:10:17)
Patients affected by walk-outs by striking NHS staff say they have been "left in limbo".
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Raac: Withybush Hospital partially shut for most of 2024 (BBC Health 2023-09-21 05:08:36)
Staff in some parts of the hospital have to work around metal props supporting the ceiling.
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Where Ukraine’s army of amputees go to repair their lives (BBC Health 2023-09-21 05:01:51)
Orla Guerin visits a hospital and clinic in Ukraine, where 15,000 lost limbs in the first half of 2023.
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About 165 tonnes of medicines wasted in NI every year (BBC Health 2023-09-20 19:32:01)
Unused medication costs Northern Ireland an estimated £18m annually, the Department of Health says.
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Proposal to raise minimum alcohol price to 65p in Scotland (BBC Health 2023-09-20 16:31:01)
Scotland's drugs minister says the plan would strike a balance between public health and the impact on business.
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Doctor paid £3,000 for shift as new strike begins (BBC Health 2023-09-20 09:42:22)
Concern mounts about costs of walkouts in England, as doctors charge premium rates to provide cover.
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£3K a shift - how doctor strikes cost NHS fortune (BBC Health 2023-09-20 09:42:22)
Concern mounts about costs of walkouts in England, as doctors charge premium rates to provide cover.
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Nicky Newman: Celebrities pay tribute to inspirational cancer campaigner (BBC Health 2023-09-19 14:51:48)
Nicky Newman, who inspired with her brave outlook despite having stage four breast cancer, has died.
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What to do if you have Covid: Symptoms, tests and can you go to work or school? (BBC Health 2023-09-19 10:12:53)
No Covid restrictions are in place across the UK, so how should you manage having it?
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Double doctors' strike - what you need to know (BBC Health 2023-09-19 07:42:01)
Consultants and junior doctors in England begin their first joint strike across the NHS in England.
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Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: Woman with rare condition given clinical trial hope (BBC Health 2023-09-19 05:55:23)
Ella Hines, 24, has Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, which increases her chances of getting cancer by 90%.
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Hull cataract patient brings legal action over vision loss (BBC Health 2023-09-19 04:54:49)
John Stabler says the pain he felt after routine surgery was like being hit "with a sledgehammer".
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Children on puberty blockers saw mental health change - new analysis (BBC Health 2023-09-19 01:44:32)
New analysis finds most children had a significant change in their mental health while on the drugs.
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Disability benefits cost could rocket, report says (BBC Health 2023-09-18 09:17:53)
The study says action needs to be taken to improve the health of people who are about to retire.