Day Headlines in Health News: 2026-08-20
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'I'd love a normal life, but being a 17-year-old carer means sacrifices' (BBC Health 2026-08-20 00:49:25)
Young carers face huge disadvantages growing up - one teenager explains what life is like. -
Weekly type 2 diabetes jab could replace daily injections (BBC Health 2026-08-20 00:39:40)
Hundreds of thousands of people with type 2 diabetes could get access to a new weekly insulin jab to replace daily injections. -
Vapes could lead to health harms in children, doctors warn (BBC Health 2026-08-20 00:35:22)
A Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has published a report with concerns vaping is a gateway to smoking