Tag Archive for: BBC News – Health

WHO approves first mpox test for quick diagnosis
Lack of testing and delays in getting the results have made curbing the virus's spread harder.
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MPs to get first vote on assisted dying for nine years
MPs will consider proposals to change the law so some terminally ill people can choose to end their life.
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Work-to-rule punishes patients, Streeting tells GPs
The health secretary will outline measures on cutting "red tape" and alleviating paperwork for GPs in a speech on Friday.
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Sharp rise in vaping among young adult non-smokers
A million adults have started vaping despite never having been regular smokers, scientists estimate.
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‘Laura had cancer but was misdiagnosed on the phone’
Laura Barlow "could have lived for longer" had she been seen face-to-face, her husband believes.
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Who can get an NHS Covid booster this spring?
The NHS Covid spring booster campaign is under way, but vaccines are also available privately.
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First newborns join screening for 200 rare diseases
The new study uses genome sequencing to detect more diseases earlier, when they can still be treated.
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Fly brain breakthrough ‘huge leap’ to unlock human mind
A new map showing 50 million neural connections is a 'huge leap' to understanding our own brains.
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The places with the worst GP shortages revealed
Patient numbers per GP are twice as high in some areas than others, as list sizes jump 17% since 2015.
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The places with the worst GP shortages revealed
Patient numbers per GP are twice as high in some areas than others, as list sizes jump 17% since 2015.
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