Latest headlines in Health News
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Hong Kong seizes hamsters from pet store for mass cull (BBC Health 2022-01-18 21:01:08)
A Delta outbreak in "zero Covid" Hong Kong will result in the euthanasia of 2,000 small mammals.
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Team GB gymnasts join defibrillator campaign (BBC Health 2022-01-18 19:38:30)
Becky and Ellie Downie have joined a defibrillator campaign after their brother suffered a cardiac arrest.
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What are the latest Covid rules for the UK? (BBC Health 2022-01-18 15:16:19)
Scotland lifts restrictions on indoor events and social mixing that were introduced after Christmas.
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Scotland to lift most remaining Covid restrictions (BBC Health 2022-01-18 15:15:18)
Nightclubs will reopen and large indoor events can resume from 24 January, Nicola Sturgeon confirms.
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Tonga tsunami: Health warnings over volcanic ash (BBC Health 2022-01-18 13:00:36)
People are being advised to remain indoors to escape the dangerous smog.
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Hong Kong to cull 2,000 hamsters and small mammals over Covid case (BBC Health 2022-01-18 12:47:34)
A Delta outbreak in "zero Covid" Hong Kong will result in the euthanasia of 2,000 small mammals.
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Calls for Scottish Covid rules to be eased further (BBC Health 2022-01-18 09:09:26)
Hospitality bosses and opposition MSPs call for changes ahead of Nicola Sturgeon's weekly Covid update.
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Covid: 'Fussy eaters' could have smell and taste disorder (BBC Health 2022-01-18 07:08:54)
Experts write a guide on a taste and smell disorder, which they say can go undiagnosed in children.
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Specialist mental health unit failures exposed by patients (BBC Health 2022-01-18 02:04:30)
Patients say they’ve been placed in unsafe environments, often far from home.
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Self-harm guidance to include advice for schools and prisons (BBC Health 2022-01-18 00:56:01)
It's not just mental health professionals who have to spot self-harm, updated health guidance says.
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Retired GP broke Covid rules to hug bereaved woman at clinic (BBC Health 2022-01-17 14:51:38)
Dr Prit Buttar says he was humbled by the social media response after he comforted a bereaved woman.
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Covid-19: Cases falling in UK cautiously good news - epidemiologist (BBC Health 2022-01-17 08:01:22)
Epidemiologist Professor Mike Tildesley says we could be seeing the Omicron wave turning around.
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Covid-19: Staff absences in half of NI schools in term's first week (BBC Health 2022-01-17 06:28:23)
More than half of schools had teachers absent due to Covid-19 during the first full week of term.
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Covid: Self-isolation cut to five full days in England (BBC Health 2022-01-17 03:42:23)
People can now stop quarantining earlier - as long as they produce negative lateral flow tests.
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Covid vaccine: Your concerns answered (BBC Health 2022-01-17 00:05:54)
BBC Reality Check answers your vaccine concerns - from pregnancy fears to production speed.
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How many cases in your area? (BBC Health 2022-01-16 16:42:12)
Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.
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Covid-19: Booster jab bookings open for ages 16 to 17 in England (BBC Health 2022-01-16 00:22:32)
Teenagers in England who had their second dose three months ago can book from Monday, the NHS says.
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The inventor inspired by a near-death experience (BBC Health 2022-01-16 00:04:13)
He nearly died after being given fake medicines. Now, his invention can spot them.
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Key moments: Dr Anthony Fauci and the pandemic (BBC Health 2022-01-16 00:01:58)
After a viral hot mic moment, here's how Fauci's frustration has been building for the last two years.
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Covid in the UK: Reported cases at lowest level for a month (BBC Health 2022-01-15 19:33:15)
While case numbers are high, they are falling, but deaths are rising week on week, figures show.