Health

Plan for workplace health checks to curb heart disease

More than 130,000 people in England will be offered free workplace health checks in the
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Outdoor smoking ban at pubs being considered, says PM

Starmer: ‘We’ve got to take action to reduce the burden on the NHS’ Sir Keir
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Parents warned of back-to-school measles surge

Barrett family Ezra was taken to hospital when he developed measles at three months old
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Woman spent £20,000 on removal surgery in US

BBC Sylvia Vickery spent £20,000 travelling to Missouri for surgery A woman who used her
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NHS warns of continued short supply of blood in England

BBC England’s blood donor service has warned blood stocks are still in short supply as
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NHS 111 offers new mental health service

BBC Chris, one of the trained counsellors at the service, says she would not end
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Northumberland research finds blood can be safely moved by drones

Apian Ltd/PA Wire The drones travelled 68km (42 miles) over the Northumberland coastline Drones can
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Families ask why warnings not shared

BBC Marina Waldron, 21, died of complications after being given the AstraZeneca Covid jab The
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Promising lung cancer vaccine trial starts in UK

PA Media Janusz Racz, 67, says he is “open to trying new things” A 67-year-old
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Will NHS ever pay for new era of Alzheimer’s drugs?

The first drug shown to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer’s disease will
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