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NHS England says it wants to test 30,000 Jewish people over the next two years for faulty BRCA genes. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/OUpeEbM via IFTTT

A report finds failings at Edenfield mental health unit after BBC Panorama exposed patient mistreatment. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/AMoxbD9 via IFTTT

Chemists can now prescribe antibiotics and other treatments without patients having to see a doctor. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/H10x5qd via IFTTT

This January was the driest in history with a survey suggesting one in five drinkers gave up alcohol. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/mjZrATQ via IFTTT

Doctors at The Christie in Manchester used a blood test to help decide on José Sotorrio's treatment. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/9AW0lu1 via IFTTT

Every digital order fulfilled will save the GP three minutes, NHS Digital says. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/s6U3i7D via IFTTT

Dan Richards was instantly paralysed after a "freak accident" during a New Year's Eve swim. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/JMI71uH via IFTTT

Serious concerns are raised over maternity services at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/t80JCyl via IFTTT

Playing an instrument is especially good for brain health and should be encouraged, researchers say. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/XVK2LrR via IFTTT

Rishi Sunak announces the plan saying "we must act" to tackle a rise in vaping among children. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/BsN3ljv via IFTTT

Dermatologists say products with ingredients potentially harmful to children are growing popular. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/Lu20q8c via IFTTT

The King visits the Princess of Wales, who had surgery at the same hospital, ahead of his treatment. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/FcPwAuz via IFTTT

Valdo Calocane was detained four times under the mental health act before killing three people. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/yiMIB5U via IFTTT

Senior doctors in England reject proposed deal, as BMA union says the offer "doesn't go far enough". from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/dSlx21Q via IFTTT

Two Wilmslow doctors say the NHS is "broken" after they had to drive a patient to A&E themselves. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/8XdHxib via IFTTT

Researchers say children who gained weight in the pandemic could develop diseases later in life. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/kJPUWmd via IFTTT

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's CQC rating is downgraded to "requires improvement". from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/WE67x5J via IFTTT

The father and son on getting to grips with a degenerative eye condition. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/jDTFNSa via IFTTT

Patients unable to afford private treatment are turning to "dangerous self-removal methods", the RNID says. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/Bof9vgz via IFTTT

Urgent measures are needed now to stop further spread, the World Health Organization says. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/BLiEnWj via IFTTT

Gail Myerscough says she is "horrified" patients are put on trolleys in corridors at Royal Blackburn. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/U1vhig9 via IFTTT

The former prime minister tells BBC News sweets helped her out in some sticky situations in meetings. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/KoqYlSc via IFTTT

It becomes the first nation in the world to roll out a universal anti-malaria jab for infants. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/TroelUp via IFTTT

The medic intervenes while on a Ryanair flight to Verona for a skiing holiday. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/Z3F1LaQ via IFTTT

The Royal College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians says women are being wrongly prosecuted. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/Co0wrNK via IFTTT

A spokesperson says a cancerous mole was found while the duchess was having reconstructive surgery. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3fAVpl2 via IFTTT

Extreme sportsman Niall McCann talks frankly about life after crashing into a mountain at 50mph. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/lnzoZ2I via IFTTT

Daren Frankish says his cluster headaches are like being hit with a baseball bat and stabbed in the eye. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/SyBRLbe via IFTTT

Soaring rates of gonorrhoea and syphilis infections threaten to overwhelm services, experts warn. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/Byv1bp3 via IFTTT

Cori Broadcast says she "started breaking down crying" after being told she had had a stroke at 24. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/OnyzZ80 via IFTTT

The mother of an 11-year-old Aberdeenshire girl claims failings were made by NHS Grampian. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/nO1RfzP via IFTTT

With the largest measure off the menu, 7.6% less volume of wine was sold daily, researchers found. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/QTl3wB6 via IFTTT

Pre-eclampsia affects millions of women worldwide yet is little understood, say scientists. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/CVQ9wf8 via IFTTT

Charities have welcomed the King going public about his prostate problem. So what is it? from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3w9bqBV via IFTTT

Cases are rising across England, with health officials encouraging people to get vaccinated. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/cFnNRWt via IFTTT

A new review of available evidence suggests video gamers regularly exceed safe sound limits. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/TaLgi3Q via IFTTT

Arthur, 11, was one of the first in the UK to try blinatumomab, for his type of blood cancer. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/mDiPFv8 via IFTTT

Medics issue the warning after cases in the West Midlands rose by more than 30% in less than a week. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/ENqIujO via IFTTT

The UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber cold-health alert for the whole of England. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/TcSEhj5 via IFTTT

On-shift with the Leeds hospital team caring for young knife crime patients in West Yorkshire. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/wayf1YA via IFTTT

Raised risks of anxiety, stress and suicidal thoughts have been highlighted by new research. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/8WLdmMg via IFTTT

Data from five hospitals shows the NHS spent £560,000 on 35 patients in 2022 after surgery abroad. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/dAeiEzW via IFTTT

Angela Devlin, 26, says she was not offered a check as it was assumed she would not have an address. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/gwUYdWs via IFTTT

BBC Scotland's political editor says the discovery of a tumour was devastating - but that he's been lucky. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/a6zDWkh via IFTTT

When Natashja Wilson noticed symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse she had no idea what was happening. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/y0L3pWP via IFTTT

An inquiry is under way to ensure the deaths of three babies are not brushed off as isolated tragedies. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/pY6zG2x via IFTTT

Stephen Blakely hopes his TikTok content will help others with any stigma of using a stoma. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/ImBDpTk via IFTTT

An inquest hears a restaurant linked to a peanut allergy death had incomplete documentation. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/8hw5j7u via IFTTT

How cutting-edge cancer genomics is now being used in mainstream cancer care. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/P4SKBlE via IFTTT

BBC News finds key NHS targets have been missed for at least seven years - and two have never been met. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/HO3wvoL via IFTTT

The DNA of ancient cattle herders has revealed how diseases evolved in Europe over thousands of years. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/d0OBVlN via IFTTT

The probe into vaccines and Covid drugs planned for the summer of 2024 has been delayed, inquiry officials have said. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/wUaksyb via IFTTT

Police arrived at a distraught mother's house the day after her daughter died at Kettering General Hospital. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/WQB1J9p via IFTTT

The conmen in Bihar state promised to pay huge sums of money to men to get childless women pregnant. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/ubFd4o8 via IFTTT

Other NHS workers have risen in number five times more than midwives over the past decade. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/KPFTCEA via IFTTT

Cancer treatment centres have clubbed together to bulk-buy drugs and bring down costs by more than 85%. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/QsWyRD7 via IFTTT

The ballot announced on Monday will run for six weeks and could result in a 24-hour walk-out. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/vBrXt4D via IFTTT

Rupert Johnston was left brain damaged after a car crash, but his prolific musical ability lives on. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/nGWZQhE via IFTTT

Health officials explain when to keep your child at home and how to stop the spread of bugs. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/h6moW1D via IFTTT

Cancelled operations and exhausted staff - the BBC goes into a busy hospital coping during a strike. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/0mnuXP9 via IFTTT

Thanks to its weight loss drug, Novo Nordisk briefly became Europe's most valuable firm in 2023. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/1RgIlZ9 via IFTTT

More than 1,600 pills were bought by a BBC reporter who entered false information online without challenge. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/J2uiogb via IFTTT

Reckitt are recalling batches of Nutramigen powders after finding bacteria in an "isolated overseas sample". from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/BHsgPVq via IFTTT

A new antibiotic compound could help treat a bacterium the World Health Organization classes as a major threat. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/xawmYHV via IFTTT

NHS bosses say the service is under huge pressure - but junior doctors say they are misusing the system. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/NhWpqUy via IFTTT

Junior doctors will begin a six-day walkout in England, causing severe disruption to services. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/AqS9ODw via IFTTT

A planned six-day junior doctors' strike will have a big impact on routine care, a health chief says. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/JeXfUnQ via IFTTT