Latest headlines in Health News
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Poorest countries facing both obesity and malnutrition (BBC Health 2019-12-16 00:38:52)
Food systems are behind poor growth and over-eating in many low-income countries, a report says.
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Can kitchen gardens combat climate change? (BBC Health 2019-12-14 00:45:29)
Growing your own fruit and veg is already eco-friendly, but it could also help fight climate change.
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Boy, 5, given prosthetic arm that lets him hug brother (BBC Health 2019-12-14 00:00:41)
Five-year-old Jacob Scrimshaw was born eight weeks early with most of his left arm missing.
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Every major A&E misses wait target for first time (BBC Health 2019-12-13 12:29:25)
Hospitals in England endure their worst-ever performance against waiting times.
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Hospital waiting times worsen again (BBC Health 2019-12-13 09:54:37)
Three key targets continue to be missed in England - with A&E performance sinking to record low.
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Men 'at greater risk of infertility' if small at birth (BBC Health 2019-12-12 23:58:26)
Poor growth in the womb could lead to problems linked to fertility - but only in men, a study says.
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Drug that prevents half of breast cancers carries on working (BBC Health 2019-12-12 13:32:19)
Anastrozole is available already, but doctors say substantially more women should be taking it.
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Could talking about football help combat dementia? (BBC Health 2019-12-12 01:49:23)
Patients and their carers in Birmingham meet to reminisce about players and the game they love.
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'My boss lets us book hangover days' (BBC Health 2019-12-12 00:03:59)
One firm lets employees work from the comfort of their own sofa, even after they've been out drinking.
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Chemists demand clarity on cannabis-related goods (BBC Health 2019-12-12 00:01:04)
Non-medicinal CBD is now on sale in High Street shops across the country, including chemists.
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White Island volcano: Why New Zealand is importing skin (BBC Health 2019-12-11 14:35:31)
The number of people with severe burns means doctors are sourcing donor skin from the US.
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'Four hours to walk off pizza calories' warning works, experts say (BBC Health 2019-12-11 01:12:24)
Consumers should be told it takes four hours to walk off the calories in a pizza, researchers say.
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Boy's rare eye cancer spotted in photograph (BBC Health 2019-12-10 17:36:40)
Noah Blanks, aged six, had an eye removed after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
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GP Manish Shah guilty of sex assaults on 23 female patients (BBC Health 2019-12-10 17:02:23)
Manish Shah cited Angelina Jolie and Jade Goody to instil fear in his patients about their health.
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General election 2019: Have 17,000 NHS beds been cut in England? (BBC Health 2019-12-10 17:00:13)
Is Labour right to say that 17,000 NHS beds have been cut by the Conservatives in England?
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Obesity inequality gap grows for Scottish children (BBC Health 2019-12-10 13:59:00)
Children in the poorest parts of the country face a bigger risk of being overweight or obese, new figures show.
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'There were no beds on the children's ward' (BBC Health 2019-12-10 11:08:38)
Louise Webb says she waited six hours in hospital for her daughter Lily to be seen by a paediatrician.
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11 charts on why the NHS matters in this election (BBC Health 2019-12-10 11:00:07)
The NHS will be at the centre of the major parties election campaigns, but why is it so important?
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Online prescribing 'must get safer' (BBC Health 2019-12-10 07:40:46)
A UK coroner warns there could be more deaths unless regulation is tightened.
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Health workers' strike: Nurses begin further 48 hours of action (BBC Health 2019-12-10 06:48:54)
Members of the Royal College of Nursing are refusing to do things like working unpaid hours.