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Hundreds of GPs tell BBC they have never refused a sick note over mental health concerns
The number of fit notes issued has been rising, with more than 11.2m approved in England last year.
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Proton beam hope for asbestos cancer patients
Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer linked to asbestos, but a trial hopes to prolong patient lives.
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Endometriosis study aims for safer diagnosis
Researchers in Worcestershire are using electrodes as a non-invasive diagnosis tool.
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Alternative to HRT for menopausal hot flushes now on NHS
The non-hormonal daily pill could benefit 500,000 women for whom HRT is not suitable.
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Mother given wrong antibiotics died from sepsis
Bank cashier Aleisha Rochester died two weeks after undergoing a routine procedure to remove an abscess.
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'My daughter died in her sleep, with no warning'
Jo-Ann Burns says her daughter Nicola wasn't told about Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy.
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Dr Xand on the wellness benefits of knitting
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Maternity inquiry chair named in government U-turn
Donna Ockenden is appointed to lead the maternity services inquiry at Leeds hospitals.
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Are more people cutting off their parents?
Ben Cole Edwards, 30, built a career as a trauma coach after posting about being estranged from his mum.
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'I'm in constant pain' - woman harmed by vaginal mesh urges action on redress scheme
Susan McLarnon is travelling to Downing Street later to call for "urgent action" to be taken on redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh implants.
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Sent 90 miles after giving birth while 'soaked in urine'
Four days after giving birth, Lizzy Berryman's psychosis forced her to be taken from York to Derby for specialist care.
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NHS England pauses new prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s
The health service said young people who already receive the drugs will continue to do so.
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'Women grow up with pain as a part of their lives'
A health campaigner says women's relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.
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Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure', says Chris Whitty
England's top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.
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How to use AI tools to support our wellbeing in safe and simple ways
Do you know the important difference between open and closed AI?
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It took 10 years to get surgery for my endometriosis
Ami Clarke shares her experience of living with endometriosis.
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Charity hopes new HQ can bring people together
Health Connections is to renovate six floors of its new base as spaces for people to come together.
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'I'm still haunted that he died alone': The last voices of the Covid inquiry
Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes four years of public hearings.
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'Game-changing' urine tests could detect breast cancer, endometriosis and PCOS
New tests are being developed to spot early signs of breast cancer and endometriosis in urine.
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'Moment of reckoning' needed in social care, says Louise Casey
The chair of the independent commission on social care recommends introducing a full-time dementia tsar, and new fast-track passport system for people...
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Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day
Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
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Woman reveals pain of living with endometriosis
"People have horrendous periods and think they just have to live with it... [but] you don’t," she says.
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Trying to get social care can be 'horrendous', Baroness Casey tells BBC
The chair of the independent commission on adult social care also says the care system relies on the exploitation of its workforce.
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Death of boy after surgery is referred to coroner
Nine-year-old Jack Moate died in 2015, weeks after an operation carried out by a now-suspended surgeon.
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Allergy training to become compulsory in schools in England
The plans, due to come into force in September, follow support for Benedict's Law, a campaign to improve allergy safety in schools.
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Dentists return £900m for not seeing NHS patients
Sum represents £1 out of every £7 they have been given by NHS as dentists opt to chase private work.
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Drug breakthrough for children with severe form of epilepsy
Families say the groundbreaking medicine is transforming the lives of children with Dravet syndrome.
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Gemma Oaten on eating disorders
For Eating Disorders Awareness Week, actor Gemma Oaten joined us in the studio
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Can an AI recruiter really spot a good carer?
AI is being used to screen care workers – but can a robot truly judge who is right for the job?
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DIY pads campaign for period poverty awareness
A Buckinghamshire charity urges people to craft reusable pads to raise awareness of period poverty.
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Pregnant women shed grey matter to help with motherhood, study seen by BBC suggests
It is time to move beyond the “baby brain” cliche, say scientists who scanned dozens of women’s brains.
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Ruth Langsford: Counselling is the best thing I ever did
The TV presenter shares how counselling has given her new perspectives on life.
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How AI is being used to support positive mental health
Emma-Louise Amanshia speaks to Anya Aggarwal, a mental health clinician who helps people using the Wysa AI chatbot.
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Why a good night's sleep starts in the morning
Sleep psychologist Stephanie Romiszewski explains the benefits of waking up at the same time every day.
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I spent 13 years in pain before doctors finally worked out why
Women with endometriosis say doctors failed to listen to them or take their pain seriously.
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I take 120 tablets a week after mesh operation
Twenty-five women have received compensation following gynaecological surgery.
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I woke up from an operation in agony and the pain never went away
Kerry Watson takes more than 100 tablets a week to deal with the pain caused by a vaginal mesh implant.
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Parents of gravely ill child refused respite care
Birmingham Children's Trust refused respite help and suggested training grandparents to help.
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Taking collagen keeps skin more elastic but won't stop wrinkles, say scientists
The new review brings together the strongest evidence to date on collagen supplementation, say experts.
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'Midwives didn't listen' says premature baby's mum
Aria's parents say their daughter suffered brain damage after NHS staff failed to treat an infection.
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Jersey approves assisted dying law
Once the law is given Royal Assent the first legal assisted deaths could happen as early as 2027.
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Jersey passes assisted dying legislation but bill for England and Wales remains blocked
Bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.
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Record levels of rough sleepers in England, figures reveal
There were 4,793 people sleeping on the streets on a single night last autumn.
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Racism and 'poor' staff relationships factors in maternity care failings, report finds
The interim report has identified problems "at every stage" of the maternity journey in England.
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Sperm swim more quickly in summer, study finds
Understanding the seasonal patterns of sperm could improve fertility treatments, by optimising the timing of treatment, the reasearchers say.
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GPs told to guarantee same-day appointments for urgent cases
New contract will require patients in England to be given immediate appointment if needed.
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Inside Health
The new wave of ME research that could bring clarity to this perplexing condition.
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GPs to get £3,000 bonus to maximise weight loss drug prescriptions
Bid to improve access to Mounjaro in England, but experts warn eligibility still tightly restricted.
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First British baby born using transplanted womb from dead donor
Grace Bell, who was born without a viable womb, says her little boy is "simply a miracle".
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Woman's regret over botched Brazilian butt lift
Josephina Finch says the surgery left her with a "gaping wound".
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Streeting says he takes Leeds maternity care inquiry concerns 'extremely seriously'
The health secretary will meet bereaved families on Monday, as delay into maternity care probe drags on.
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'I thought I was going to die' - Woman calls for tighter weight-loss jabs checks
Emma Dyer says she collapsed on her bathroom floor and began vomiting blood after buying jabs online.
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