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More mental health patients are being sent far from home for inpatient care, NHS data shows. from BBC News https://ift.tt/IL564Yk via IFTTT

Treating failing eyesight and high cholesterol can help lower the risk of the illness, a study suggests. from BBC News https://ift.tt/vDL8lGA via IFTTT

Experts can’t agree how exactly they affect us and it’s not clear that science will give us an answer. from BBC News https://ift.tt/NbpeZ3R via IFTTT

The plan would have introduced an £86,000 cap on the amount an older or disabled person would have to pay towards their support. from BBC News https://ift.tt/stX0uHD via IFTTT

The hottest day of the year in the UK could be recorded on Tuesday before thunderstorms roll in from BBC News https://ift.tt/oQVC30G via IFTTT

Charlotte's son was attacked repeatedly by a teaching assistant while he was at school. from BBC News https://ift.tt/iTAK2De via IFTTT

No suitable home has been found in the community for the 36-year-old, who is disabled. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QvJfyAL via IFTTT

Experts can’t agree how exactly they affect us and it’s not clear that science will give us an answer. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7YdJ4ZI via IFTTT

Chloe Davies has "spontaneous swelling attacks", which can be life-threatening. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1gu2Bx4 via IFTTT

Why some people are saying they've been ill all year. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BPWUGYK via IFTTT

Data suggests at least 196,000 adults are waiting to be seen and demand has quadrupled since 2019. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PH04qtM via IFTTT

Babies Sunny and Elena both died after erroneously being given a sodium nitrite infusion. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2hmMyto via IFTTT

Maeve Boothby-O’Neill had asked her GP for "help with feeding" four months before her death. from BBC News https://ift.tt/gTzv3cM via IFTTT

There is growing evidence that a vaccine against shingles may also protect against dementia. from BBC News https://ift.tt/HZ0EoaO via IFTTT

The NHS is appealing for people with O-type blood to urgently come forward and donate. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DixV9XG via IFTTT

Data suggests nearly 200,000 adults are waiting to be seen, and demand has quadrupled since 2019. from BBC News https://ift.tt/OwHdJLy via IFTTT

Over-confidence, wasted opportunities and muddled-thinking left UK sleep-walking into Covid. from BBC News https://ift.tt/B7wsvWA via IFTTT

The 40-year-old was "extremely upset and scared" when told she needed tests for HIV and hepatitis. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Kc5PdMA via IFTTT

Over-confidence, wasted opportunities and muddled-thinking left UK sleep-walking into Covid. from BBC News https://ift.tt/B7wsvWA via IFTTT

Wegovy contains the drug semaglutide, which is already prescribed on the NHS to help people lose weight. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Hd0P25p via IFTTT

The latest data also shows the average age for first-time treatment is now over 35. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7MR6H5G via IFTTT

Maeve Boothby-O’Neill had asked her GP for "help with feeding" just four months before her death. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mlJi4K3 via IFTTT

NHS England says services are back online after the global IT outage, but there could still be disruption. from BBC News https://ift.tt/liPeatg via IFTTT

Healthcare IT systems are coming back online - but GPs face a growing appointments backlog. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DyEqxpS via IFTTT

A woman living with diabetes urges better communication over the supply of essential drugs. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Smy4PlD via IFTTT

Women who were in pain for years without answers want greater awareness around their condition. from BBC News https://ift.tt/MTa5qjE via IFTTT

Malaria parasites that can shrug off the effects of artemisinin are now well-established in East Africa. from BBC News https://ift.tt/sA4vWyE via IFTTT

The company had clinics in Birmingham, London, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dBJTZsl via IFTTT

A woman living with diabetes urges better communication over the supply of essential drugs. from BBC News https://ift.tt/kW5Yd9H via IFTTT

It comes as a top doctor brands the ban of the use of puberty blockers for gender identity reasons as "terrible". from BBC News https://ift.tt/S8ItER7 via IFTTT

The drug is already being tested in people, but whether it would have the same effect is unknown. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JyTYuSA via IFTTT

One million more women would have life-saving checks if the NHS adopted self-testing, researchers estimate. from BBC News https://ift.tt/F2BuhzT via IFTTT

Women who were in pain for years without answers want greater awareness around their condition. from BBC News https://ift.tt/MmgkOlC via IFTTT

Labour has launched an investigation into what's wrong with the NHS. Is productivity the place to start? from BBC News https://ift.tt/mrGnLb5 via IFTTT

NHS chiefs say the injection form of the medicine can help save patients' and clinicians' time. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fgyzon6 via IFTTT

They do not fully grow out of a sense of self-importance, the survey of more than 37,000 people suggests. from BBC News https://ift.tt/yIGYQln via IFTTT

University of Oxford researchers start in-human vaccine trial to treat highly fatal Marburg virus. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QD54Nmb via IFTTT

Laxmi Thapa was arrested after her six-month-old son's birthmark's were mistaken for bruising. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qayAFLj via IFTTT

Experts worry this is a peak year for whooping cough, which is particularly dangerous for babies. from BBC News https://ift.tt/elspUd8 via IFTTT

Referrals have been made to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) into biomedical staff. from BBC News https://ift.tt/roYbdEW via IFTTT

The new health secretary says reaching a fair pay deal is a top priority. from BBC News https://ift.tt/q3PTQ2a via IFTTT

BBC analysis shows nearly 20% of England's care homes - some 2,500 facilities - "require improvement". from BBC News https://ift.tt/RhI9Utq via IFTTT

A damning report finds bullying, racism and incompetence in an organisation overseeing UK nurses and midwives. from BBC News https://ift.tt/oNiOVrE via IFTTT

Emily-Jane Scandrett, 41, hopes to raise awareness of mesothelioma - cancer usually found in men over 75. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2ORQ4ud via IFTTT

Experts warn outdated NHS IT systems remain vulnerable after the cyber attack on hospitals. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZOAaNKd via IFTTT

Police say they are investigating reports relating to "an apparent case of assisted dying" in 1981. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LpAHqrQ via IFTTT

The new health secretary has said he spoke to the British Medical Association on Friday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8rv0joA via IFTTT

The former nurse, 34, attempted to murder the premature baby by dislodging her breathing tube. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qyavp2T via IFTTT

You want to watch the results, but you also have a life to live... we have the plan to get you through. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3VoeEtc via IFTTT

Simon, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer last year, offers his reflections on life and death on Radio 4's Today programme. from BBC News https://ift.tt/y8YH15f via IFTTT

You want to watch the results, but you also have a life to live... we have the plan to get you through. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hgsePzc via IFTTT

What will the main parties do to support children and young people with their mental health? from BBC News https://ift.tt/pIOGv7b via IFTTT

Two thirds of Australian women say they have encountered gender bias or discrimination in healthcare. from BBC News https://ift.tt/os4VFWX via IFTTT

Lots of people seem to have Covid at the moment but what is behind it and is it serious? from BBC News https://ift.tt/DSaB9y1 via IFTTT

Moderna is being given $176 million to work on a bird flu vaccine in case there is ever a human pandemic. from BBC News https://ift.tt/M3gtSO1 via IFTTT

What will the main parties do to support children and young people with their mental health? from BBC News https://ift.tt/jbPfkX7 via IFTTT

Whole-genome sequencing enables doctors to quickly decide what medicines will work best. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Fro9x7N via IFTTT

A high-tech prosthetic leg enables amputees to walk naturally at normal speeds, a study suggests. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8D9Nvfz via IFTTT