Entries by BBC News

What exactly is freshers’ flu – and why do so many get it?

It's not the actual flu, and it's rarely serious, but when thousands of students arrive on campus they bring a cocktail of viruses.

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Green leader Zack Polanski backs legalisation of all drugs

Zack Polanski speaks to BBC South East on the party's new approach ahead of the party's conference.

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Top NHS boss backed surgeon whose failures contributed to deaths

Seven people died following multiple failures by Karen Booth who continues to work for the NHS.

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Top NHS boss backed surgeon whose failures contributed to deaths

Seven people died following multiple failures by Karen Booth who continues to work for the NHS.

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Is it a cold, ‘super flu’ or Covid? How to tell the difference

BBC Morning Live's Dr Oscar Duke shares his advice on how to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look after yourself.

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Is it a cold, ‘super flu’ or Covid? How to tell the difference

How to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look after yourself.

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‘I have Tourette’s – just treat us the same as everyone else’

John Davidson tells us what it is like to have his life and journey with Tourette’s syndrome made into a film.

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Mum’s anti-chemo views influenced daughter’s death

Paloma Shemirani died after refusing chemotherapy despite a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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Pharmacies can issue UTI drugs without GP visit

From October, most pharmacies in Wales can treat women under 64 who have urinary tract infections.

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‘Years of unnecessary chemotherapy stole my youth’

Jonathan Jones says he was given chemotherapy tablets for 16 years, contrary to NHS guidelines.

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