Health

Spiking victims ‘let down’ by emergency services

Imogen Turnbow Imogen Turnbow is one of two women who have complained medical staff did
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NHS bosses want chippy to sell fruit and veg

There could be something fishy about this chip shop’s menu if health bosses get their
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Eye and ear checks to be offered to autism students

BBC News Nafsika, a teacher at the school, has been trained to carry out the
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Trial to diagnose patients more quickly

Getty Images A trial to let women with worrying breast cancer symptoms book appointments directly
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Surgeon operated with penknife he uses to cut up lunch

BBC / Mark Norman Police are looking into at least 105 cases of alleged medical
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Sharp rise in vaping among young adults who never regularly

Getty Images Many people who take up vaping have never been regular smokers The number
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First newborns join screening for more than 200 rare diseases

BBC Dominika’s one-day-old daughter Emilia is part of the screening programme The entire genetic code
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The places with the worst GP shortages in England revealed

Getty Images Shortages of doctors mean the average GP in England has to care for
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Steep fall in young smokers in past decade

Getty Images Fewer than one out of every 10 young adults in the UK smoke
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Ambulance crews ‘faced crucial delays’ putting on PPE in Covid

Mark Tilley Mark Tilley worked as an ambulance technician in south-east England through the first
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