Latest headlines in Health News
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Children 'getting sight problems because of eye test delays' (BBC Health 2018-08-21 23:34:39)
A quarter of school-age children have not had a test, putting them at risk of sight problems, a survey finds.
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'Why I drink 100 units of alcohol a week' (BBC Health 2018-08-21 16:26:29)
Heavy drinkers share their boozing habits - including spending £500 a month on wine.
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The alternative therapist who steams women's vaginas (BBC Health 2018-08-21 15:28:19)
Claire Stone is an alternative therapist and steams women's vaginas, in the hope the treatments will help with periods and fertility.
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Gut bug enzyme turns blood into type-O (BBC Health 2018-08-21 14:29:57)
Scientists hope their discovery could ease shortages of "universal" donor blood.
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Adrian Chiles 'horrified' at drinking 100 alcohol units a week (BBC Health 2018-08-21 10:03:38)
The TV and radio broadcaster revealed he sometimes drank more than 100 units a week.
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MSPs call for ban on mesh implant use (BBC Health 2018-08-21 09:29:22)
Hundreds of women have had the procedure since the Scottish government called for its use to be suspended four years ago.
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Steam treatment for big prostates approved on NHS (BBC Health 2018-08-21 09:09:25)
NHS hospitals can start offering it to men with benign prostate enlargement, says regulator.
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Autism: 12-year-old boy misses five years of school (BBC Health 2018-08-21 05:13:35)
Callum has tried mainstream and special schools without success, his mother says.
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Women 'being denied Caesarean choice' (BBC Health 2018-08-21 04:07:43)
Only 26% of maternity units follow guidelines that allow women to choose to have a Caesarean.
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'I had a haemorrhage after being denied a Caesarean' (BBC Health 2018-08-21 04:07:22)
Only 26% of UK maternity units are following guidelines that allow women to choose to have a Caesarean.
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Workers in open-plan offices 'more active' (BBC Health 2018-08-21 00:08:40)
They were also less stressed compared to people working in cubicles or private offices, a US study found.
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Asthma sufferers warned before returning to school (BBC Health 2018-08-21 00:06:32)
Asthma hospital admissions have shot up in recent Septembers after a lapse in children's inhaler use.
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Holyrood committee calls for a ban on mesh implants (BBC Health 2018-08-20 23:41:04)
MSPs urge ministers to take stronger action to curb the use of a controversial surgical procedure.
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Health fear over rise in teens using protein supplements (BBC Health 2018-08-20 23:15:46)
Concerns are raised sports supplements such as protein shakes could be harmful to teenagers.
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GP closures in Wales force 50,000 to find new doctors (BBC Health 2018-08-20 23:04:26)
Doctors' representatives say practices are struggling to recruit new GPs and deal with mounting workloads.
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GP closures in Wales force 42,000 to find new doctors (BBC Health 2018-08-20 23:04:26)
Doctors' representatives say practices are struggling to recruit new GPs and deal with mounting workloads.
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GP closures in Wales force 46,000 to find new doctors (BBC Health 2018-08-20 23:04:26)
Doctors' representatives say practices are struggling to recruit new GPs and deal with mounting workloads.
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Brexit: NHS managers warn about impact of no deal (BBC Health 2018-08-20 21:00:07)
Leaving the EU without a deal would make it harder to stop the spread of diseases, NHS boss is told.
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Match of the Dads football league helping Norwich fathers (BBC Health 2018-08-20 15:48:45)
The football league gives dads the opportunity to share problems and advice on parenthood.
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Measles cases hit record high in Europe (BBC Health 2018-08-20 11:43:54)
More than 41,000 people have been infected with measles in the first six months of 2018.