Tag Archive for: BBC News – Health

GPs advise not to ignore scabies symptoms
The itchy rash spreads via physical contact and is highly infectious, the Royal College of GP says.
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UK regulator tells doctors to watch out for obesity injection misuse
It follows reports of a rise in numbers of people who are not obese, becoming very sick.
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Lucy Letby loses bid to appeal against conviction
The former nurse's bid to challenge her conviction for the attempted murder of a baby is dismissed.
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UK regulator tells doctors to watch out for obesity injection misuse
It follows reports of a rise in numbers of people who are not obese, becoming very sick.
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Disposable vapes to be banned from June
Ministers say the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is intended to prevent environmental damage and protect children's health.
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Cocaine use fuels record high in drug deaths
The number of drug-poisoning deaths registered in England and Wales has hit the highest level since 1993.
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Streeting will vote against assisted dying law
The health secretary has told Labour MPs he can not back a change in the law because of the state of palliative care.
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NHS will not fund new drug to slow Alzheimer’s
A new drug that slows the pace of Alzheimer's disease is too expensive for too little benefit to be used on the NHS, the watchdog says.
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NHS will not fund new drug to slow Alzheimer’s
A new drug that slows the pace of Alzheimer's disease is too expensive for too little benefit to be used on the NHS, the watchdog says.
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NHS will not fund new drug to slow Alzheimer’s
A new drug that slows the pace of Alzheimer's disease is too expensive for too little benefit to be used on the NHS, the watchdog says.
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