Anger as some infected blood payouts put on hold Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 30, 2024 Some families of those who died have been told payments due before Christmas have been put on hold. from BBC News https://ift.tt/MDL72W3 Read more
Terminally ill people on both sides of assisted dying debate react to vote Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 30, 2024 BBC News speaks to two terminally ill people with opposing views on the impact of assisted dying. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1MDme68 Read more
Fix palliative care before assisted dying is introduced, doctors urge Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 29, 2024 Leading end-of-life doctors warn system is struggling, and changing law could make situation worse. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bj7MoOn Read more
Tears, hope and fear as assisted dying bill passed Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 29, 2024 While MPs debated the bill in parliament, supporters and opponents gathered outside. from BBC News https://ift.tt/m1lRsbB Read more
Rantzen did not expect to see assisted dying bill Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 29, 2024 Dame Esther says she thought she would be "long gone" by the time MPs debated assisted dying. from BBC News https://ift.tt/O8SlFp2 Read more
Hope, fear, faith and love: Four people on why assisted dying vote matters Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 29, 2024 For the first time in nearly a decade, MPs will debate and vote on the issue of assisted suicide. from BBC News https://ift.tt/g7Wv2AP Read more
UK will have men's health strategy, government says Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 28, 2024 The strategy may cover areas such as mental health, suicide prevention, heart disease and stroke. from BBC News https://ift.tt/U2kG3Ng Read more
Cameron changes mind to back assisted dying bill Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 28, 2024 Lord Cameron previously opposed assisted dying but says the current bill "is about shortening death". from BBC News https://ift.tt/jx4beGN Read more
First new asthma attack treatment in 50 years Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 27, 2024 Around two million asthma and COPD attacks each year could be treated with the drug, a study suggests. from BBC News https://ift.tt/psrwDqW Read more
'The IVF postcode lottery is not fair' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 27, 2024 As she prepares for IVF treatment, Hannah Newby says the region's provision is "a mess". from BBC News https://ift.tt/pf9LPXQ Read more
Trump picks Covid lockdown critic to lead top health agency Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 26, 2024 The physician and economist was the face of the Great Barrington Declaration, which opposed widespread lockdowns. from BBC News https://ift.tt/g5FS8jW Read more
How does assisted dying work in other countries? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 26, 2024 About 300 million people have access to some form of assisted dying - what are the policies of other countries? from BBC News https://ift.tt/0DXtodx Read more
Supreme Court hearing case on definition of a woman Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 26, 2024 Judges will consider a legal challenge which could affect how women and trans people are treated. from BBC News https://ift.tt/l1RCBbK Read more
More single women and female couples having IVF Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 26, 2024 Single women or female couples now account for one in six of all fertility treatments in the UK. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FgicWnu Read more
Woman with brain injury faced insurance refusal Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 25, 2024 Jane Rubens' family say they faced accepting her return to the UK or having her insurance cancelled. from BBC News https://ift.tt/AaUDjy5 Read more
Assisted dying bill about right to choose - minister Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 25, 2024 Labour’s cabinet remains divided on how to vote on Friday’s bill to legalise assisted dying. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ga3Cmxy Read more
A toxic staffing row is splitting the NHS Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 25, 2024 A toxic row has engulfed the NHS, say ministers. So why have doctors turned on physician associates? from BBC News https://ift.tt/c0uIHo8 Read more
Can RFK Jr make America's diet healthy again? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 25, 2024 Kennedy's plans to ban dyes in cereals and fluoride in water could get major pushback from the food industry. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fQGYIoZ Read more
Parents 'devastated' over daughter's suspected poisoning death Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 22, 2024 Simone White died in Laos after drinking alcohol suspected to have been laced with methanol. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5d9zPx3 Read more
Sixth foreign tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 22, 2024 Holly Bowles died in hospital more than a week after first falling ill in a Laos tourist town. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ES8hl9e Read more
Fake alcohol deaths highlight SE Asia's methanol problem Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 21, 2024 The deaths of four tourists after apparently drinking tainted drinks highlight the wider issue of fake or bootleg alcohol in some South East Asian countries from BBC News https://ift.tt/5BEL8t2 Read more
Briton Simone White dies after suspected mass poisoning in Laos Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 21, 2024 The 28-year-old lawyer becomes the fifth person to die from suspected methanol poisoning. from BBC News https://ift.tt/gPitG0R Read more
NHS hours from PPE running out in Covid - Hancock Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 21, 2024 Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful". from BBC News https://ift.tt/x3ZFN5U Read more
Surgeries on 'precipice' ahead of tax hike, says GP Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 20, 2024 A doctor says practices may be pushed "over the edge" by the National Insurance rate rise. from BBC News https://ift.tt/T8K5iyE Read more
Action needed after baby feed deaths, says coroner Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 19, 2024 A law change is needed after three babies die after being given contaminated feed, a coroner says. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5LRdaHt Read more
Davina McCall out of ICU after brain surgery Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 18, 2024 The presenter's partner says she has made an "enormous leap forward" as he thanked well-wishers. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rAdoEgH Read more
'Exploitative' children's home profits to be curbed Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 18, 2024 The new measures aim to stop private care home providers benefiting excessively from a stretched system. from BBC News https://ift.tt/HOPeRA0 Read more
Gynaecology waiting lists double, leaving women in pain Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 17, 2024 Around 630,000 women are waiting for gynaecology appointments as waiting lists double in four years. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6gLKXBq Read more
US reports first case of emerging mpox strain Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 16, 2024 A person in California has tested positive for the emerging strain, which can cause a more serious illness. from BBC News https://ift.tt/90JIqKM Read more
Some surgeries move to England after 'incident' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 15, 2024 Patients awaiting some vascular operations in north Wales will need to travel to Stoke-on-Trent. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jVRftEl Read more
Trump picks vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for health secretary Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 15, 2024 Robert F Kennedy Jr has a history of spreading health information scientists say is false. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1vO2Yxy Read more
Davina having surgery for rare brain tumour Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 15, 2024 The TV presenter has a colloid cyst, which is not cancerous but could cause problems if it grows. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ESNCrgU Read more
'I spend £30 a week on baby milk' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 14, 2024 Parents say they feel penalised by the high cost of formula, which cannot be discounted under the law. from BBC News https://ift.tt/f4BOzRc Read more
Charity wants testing of prostate cancer high risk Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 13, 2024 Prostate Cancer Research acknowledges more accurate tests would be needed to justify screening all men. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4cBlMGA Read more
Vogue boss 'concerned' by return to skinny models Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 13, 2024 British Vogue's editor says skinny models are back "in", partly fuelled by weight loss drug Ozempic. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dDiK5FR Read more
'My wife died because the NHS used cheap labour' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 12, 2024 Roy Pollitt's wife died after a physician associate mistakenly left a drain in her body for 21 hours. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BoA4prX Read more
Chief medical officer had nightmares after spy poisoning Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 12, 2024 Dame Sally Davies told the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry she had worried about the disposal of the nerve agent. from BBC News https://ift.tt/UewYLyg Read more
Assisted dying bill: What is it and what's in proposed law? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 12, 2024 The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements. from BBC News https://ift.tt/COUlgmI Read more
NHS offers 'improved' stop smoking pill Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 11, 2024 People in England will be able to get free varenicline tablets to help them quit cigarettes. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0CfEni5 Read more
Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 11, 2024 NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says the decision, in July 2020, was very disappointing. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mTz2cd8 Read more
Homeworkers get 24 more minutes of sleep a day Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 11, 2024 Office for National Statistics data suggests homeworkers get more sleep and exercise on average. from BBC News https://ift.tt/V5jzofl Read more
Health boss quits after 'deliberate' accounts errors Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 11, 2024 Sue Hill will not receive a settlement after "systemic cultural failings" in her department. from BBC News https://ift.tt/tBRpJoe Read more
Baby milk price promotion ban should end, watchdog says Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 08, 2024 Many parents opt for more expensive baby milk, equating higher costs with better quality, the watchdog found. from BBC News https://ift.tt/R2wyzGI Read more
Thousands of lung cancer cases detected in lorry clinics Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 07, 2024 Specially adapted lorries have been visiting towns to offer NHS checks in the community. from BBC News https://ift.tt/OuyzVMx Read more
Nurse’s death linked to approved weight-loss drug Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 07, 2024 Susan McGowan from North Lanarkshire died two weeks after taking the drug tirzepatide, brand name Mounjaro. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PYxRE0w Read more
Covid inquiry told top NHS doctor was terrified Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 07, 2024 Sir Stephen Powis says points-based tool was drawn up should need to prioritise patients have arisen. from BBC News https://ift.tt/t2PqZc7 Read more
Australia plans social media ban for under-16s Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 07, 2024 The government says it wants to mitigate the "harm" social media is inflicting on children. from BBC News https://ift.tt/phVdN7g Read more
HRT does not impact life expectancy - health body Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 06, 2024 Information on the menopause drugs' benefits and risks have been included in updated guidance. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ejUS58o Read more
Bill to ban police cell mental health detentions Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 05, 2024 The move is part of an overhaul of decades-old mental health legislation in England and Wales. from BBC News https://ift.tt/IQktR8z Read more
Plans to ban smoking outside schools and hospitals Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 04, 2024 Government proposals could mean some places become vape-free too, subject to consultation. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nycieQb Read more
Doctors paid £200,000 overtime to tackle NHS backlog Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 04, 2024 Some consultants are being paid £200 an hour for working extra hours, a BBC News investigation finds. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FyfD68g Read more
£30,000 limit on disabled adaptions grants reviewed Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 04, 2024 A court challenge means the government will look again at the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant. from BBC News https://ift.tt/EFv284K Read more
Two new cases of more spreadable mpox found in UK Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 04, 2024 All three patients were infected with the Clade 1b variant, which appears to transmit more easily. from BBC News https://ift.tt/vXVZOW5 Read more
Warning tax rises could force care homes to close Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 03, 2024 Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DwvA4Wo Read more
'Dating is fruitless so I've frozen my eggs' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 03, 2024 From 'fruitless' dating to financial pressures, people share their views on falling fertility rates. from BBC News https://ift.tt/doJNZKi Read more
'Dating is fruitless so I've frozen my eggs' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 02, 2024 From 'fruitless' dating to financial pressures, people share their views on falling fertility rates. from BBC News https://ift.tt/doJNZKi Read more
Mum spends £24k a year on daughter's cannabis oil Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 01, 2024 Emma Applyby fundraises to afford the £2,000 monthly bill for her daughter's medicinal cannabis. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Wfig8HI Read more
'I won't swim in water polluted with antibiotics' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 01, 2024 Visitors to a Derbyshire waterway say they are horrified at drug pollution levels. from BBC News https://ift.tt/raMpzod Read more
First case of more spreadable mpox detected in UK Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps November 01, 2024 A single case of mpox linked to a recent outbreak in parts of Africa has been detected in the UK. from BBC News https://ift.tt/20Vuao9 Read more