Tag Archive for: BBC News – Health

Fifth person with mpox confirmed in England
The new case has been detected in Leeds after the infected person travelled from Uganda.
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Price of tattoos ‘will rise’ as new safety rules begin
Improving standards is the aim, but licensing costs could mean tattoos become more expensive.
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‘Focus on palliative care not assisted dying’
Doctor Mike Blabin tells the BBC the sector is desperately underfunded despite facing huge demand.
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Rantzen did not expect to see assisted dying bill
Dame Esther says she thought she would be "long gone" by the time MPs debated assisted dying.
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Hope, fear, faith and love: Four people on why assisted dying vote matters
For the first time in nearly a decade, MPs will debate and vote on the issue of assisted suicide.
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Hope, fear, faith and love: Four people on why assisted dying vote matters
For the first time in nearly a decade, MPs will debate and vote on the issue of assisted suicide.
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UK will have men’s health strategy, government says
The strategy may cover areas such as mental health, suicide prevention, heart disease and stroke.
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Cameron changes mind to back assisted dying bill
Lord Cameron previously opposed assisted dying but says the current bill "is about shortening death".
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First new asthma attack treatment in 50 years
Around two million asthma and COPD attacks each year could be treated with the drug, a study suggests.
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‘The IVF postcode lottery is not fair’
As she prepares for IVF treatment, Hannah Newby says the region's provision is "a mess".
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