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Lab-grown food pipe offers new hope for young patients

UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials. from BBC News https://ift.tt/EgFeIY8

I went to bed with a sore ear, meningitis put me in a coma

Mark McNamee did not know he had meningitis until he woke up in hospital after being in an induced coma. from BBC News https://ift.tt/htZb0IG

Woman with 'agonising' condition to 'give back'

The Worcester woman says she wants endometriosis patients to be "met with a little extra comfort". from BBC News https://ift.tt/MpNL3l9

Fears of two-tier health system as more turn to private care, says watchdog

The patient watchdog warns of two-tier service as polling shows numbers paying for care is on the rise. from BBC News https://ift.tt/F7nNXxB

Why this 'unprecedented' outbreak isn't another Covid

Meningitis infections result from close and prolonged physical contact and spreads more slowly than Covid. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3an6mZu

Why is MenB vaccine not given to teenagers in UK and should they be offered it?

Students and older teens have not been vaccinated against the strain that has caused the outbreak of cases in Kent. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fxQ8aMv