Day Headlines in Health News: 2026-01-08
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health to review your medical records (BBC Health 2026-01-08 17:14:32)
The firm says its chatbot sees health and wellbeing questions from 230 million people every week. -
Five tips to stay warm when it's cold (BBC Health 2026-01-08 16:02:37)
Ski Sunday's Ed Leigh and Chemmy Alcott share advice on how to keep safe and warm. -
Three NHS trusts still using fax machines, Streeting confesses (BBC Health 2026-01-08 15:49:07)
The health secretary had made it his personal mission to banish the fax machine from the NHS. -
I stopped paying for food and heating to spend it gambling - my period made it worse (BBC Health 2026-01-08 12:12:32)
Researchers are looking to see if there is a link between hormonal fluctuations and gambling addiction. -
Flu bouncing back after Christmas mixing, says NHS (BBC Health 2026-01-08 11:14:50)
Cases up after two weeks of decline, as hospitals report rise in slips and falls because of cold snap. -
Flu on the rise again after Christmas mixing, says NHS (BBC Health 2026-01-08 11:14:50)
Cases up after two weeks of decline, as hospitals report rise in slips and falls because of cold snap. -
'My endometriosis pain is excruciating but I'm still waiting for surgery' (BBC Health 2026-01-08 06:36:29)
According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 59,733 women in NI are now on waiting lists. -
Woman planning 115km walk after two heart attacks (BBC Health 2026-01-08 06:16:13)
Cathy Read will walk across Spain to support the charity that helped her recover. -
I couldn't go 20 minutes without gambling - my period made it worse (BBC Health 2026-01-08 06:08:24)
Researchers are looking to see if there is a link between hormonal fluctuations and gambling addiction. -
People who come off slimming jabs regain weight four times faster than dieters (BBC Health 2026-01-08 01:21:56)
Overweight people shed large amounts on jabs but gain 0.8 kg a month on average once off them, study shows.