Day Headlines in Health News: 2023-03-16
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Breast cancer gene linked to Orkney islands (BBC Health 2023-03-16 19:30:22)
A gene variant known to increase the risk of breast cancer has been found in people with Orkney heritage. -
Missed contraceptive coil left woman unable to have children (BBC Health 2023-03-16 19:21:20)
Jayne Huddleston believed her contraceptive coil had fallen out after a GP failed to spot it. -
NHS 5% pay offer may end bitter dispute in England (BBC Health 2023-03-16 16:48:38)
Unions urge nurses and ambulance staff and other members to back deal, including one-off payment. -
Scotland NHS staff accept latest pay offer (BBC Health 2023-03-16 14:55:35)
GMB Scotland said its members accepted the improved pay offer by a majority of 59.7%. -
George Ezra 2023 tour: Vertigo diagnosis shines light on symptom (BBC Health 2023-03-16 12:27:39)
George Ezra's cancelled tour dates after being diagnosed with it - so we spoke to others with it. -
People urged to take gonorrhoea tests as cases rise (BBC Health 2023-03-16 12:02:36)
Sexually active people are warned as cases of the sexually transmitted disease rise sharply in England. -
Unions close to pay deal to avert more NHS strikes (BBC Health 2023-03-16 11:38:02)
The offer in England includes a bonus for this year and a higher pay rise for next year than planned. -
Cocaine production reaches record levels as new trafficking hubs emerge (BBC Health 2023-03-16 07:57:56)
After Covid lockdowns hit both demand and supply, production is at record levels, the UN says. -
Ukraine war: The shrimp shell fabric saving lives (BBC Health 2023-03-16 07:50:06)
The bandages are made by Nonwovenn in Somerset and then incorporated into first-aid kits. -
University of Derby student's hair claw clip warning after car crash (BBC Health 2023-03-16 06:30:18)
Jeena Panesar's hair claw clip became lodged in her head during the crash in which her car flipped over. -
Unions close to pay deal with government to avert more NHS strikes (BBC Health 2023-03-16 03:48:10)
An agreement on health workers' pay could be announced as early as Thursday afternoon. -
Doctors' strike fallout could take weeks to resolve, NHS bosses say (BBC Health 2023-03-16 02:25:03)
Tens of thousands are likely to have been affected by a walkout in England, which ends on Thursday morning. -
The doctors selling false hope to people facing blindness (BBC Health 2023-03-16 00:04:34)
A BBC reporter goes undercover and confronts doctors offering bogus treatments for his genetic condition. -
The doctors selling bogus treatments to people facing blindness (BBC Health 2023-03-16 00:04:34)
A BBC reporter goes undercover and confronts doctors offering bogus treatments for his genetic condition. -
Linfield footballer Ross Larkin 'lucky to be alive' after cancer (BBC Health 2023-03-16 00:02:44)
Northern Ireland under-21 defender Ross Larkin had a brain tumour just before Christmas 2021.