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Devon researchers believe watercress could treat nappy rash

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 06:10
Researchers from Devon believe healing properties of watercress could lead to new skin treatments.

Medics told not to report illegal abortions to police

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 06:05
The Royal College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians says women are being wrongly prosecuted.

Sarah Ferguson: Duchess of York diagnosed with skin cancer

Sun, 01/21/2024 - 19:18
A spokesperson says a cancerous mole was found while the duchess was having reconstructive surgery.

Bowels, bladders and sex: Rediscovering life after mountain crash

Sun, 01/21/2024 - 00:14
Extreme sportsman Niall McCann talks frankly about life after crashing into a mountain at 50mph.

England's sexual health services 'at breaking point'

Sat, 01/20/2024 - 00:40
Soaring rates of gonorrhoea and syphilis infections threaten to overwhelm services, experts warn.

My agonising headaches make me bang my head off walls

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 22:51
Daren Frankish says his cluster headaches are like being hit with a baseball bat and stabbed in the eye.

Whorlton Hall: Four carers sentenced for abusing hospital patients

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 17:08
They are given suspended sentences after BBC Panorama exposed their actions in an undercover film.

UK Covid inquiry: Nicola Sturgeon's Covid WhatsApp messages 'all deleted'

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 16:32
An inquiry hears the former first minister's messages were removed during "routine tidying up" of inboxes.

Get measles jab to avoid rapid spread, says UK health boss

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 13:08
People have forgotten how miserable it is to have measles, a top health official warns.

Snoop Dogg's daughter Cori Broadus cried after suffering stroke aged 24

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 12:10
Cori Broadcast says she "started breaking down crying" after being told she had had a stroke at 24.

Long Covid: NHS legal action launched by family of girl

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 06:27
The mother of an 11-year-old Aberdeenshire girl claims failings were made by NHS Grampian.

Removing large wine measures cuts drinking by 7.6% in study

Thu, 01/18/2024 - 19:21
With the largest measure off the menu, 7.6% less volume of wine was sold daily, researchers found.

Enlarged prostate searches surge after King's diagnosis

Thu, 01/18/2024 - 16:14
The NHS website's prostate enlargement page received more than 16,000 visits on Wednesday.

'Mould turned my daughter's bed completely black'

Thu, 01/18/2024 - 13:40
Billiejo Elmer says her life has been "ruined" by mould in the York flat she shares with her child.

Cambridge lab grows 'mini-placentas' for pre-eclampsia study

Thu, 01/18/2024 - 06:33
Pre-eclampsia affects millions of women worldwide yet is little understood, say scientists.

Measles outbreak: Your questions answered

Thu, 01/18/2024 - 01:16
Cases are rising across England, with health officials encouraging people to get vaccinated.

Final infected blood inquiry report delayed until May

Wed, 01/17/2024 - 12:27
Ministers say they will not make a final decision on compensating victims until the report is published.

Daylesford Organic recall biscuits over moth larvae

Wed, 01/17/2024 - 12:22
Some of Daylesford Organic's ranges are being recalled because they are unsafe to eat.

Gamers at risk of irreversible hearing loss and tinnitus, study suggests

Wed, 01/17/2024 - 11:40
A new review of available evidence suggests video gamers regularly exceed safe sound limits.

Exciting new cancer drug kinder than chemotherapy

Wed, 01/17/2024 - 01:15
Arthur, 11, was one of the first in the UK to try blinatumomab, for his type of blood cancer.

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