Tag Archive for: BBC News – Health

I felt like I was getting electric shocks – then found out it was cancer
Nurse Carol McGachie said she felt like she had been plugged into the mains every night.
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Wrap sold in WH Smith recalled over E. coli fears
Manufacturer THIS! is recalling one of its products because of possible contamination with E. coli.
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‘I started drinking aged 11 and couldn’t stop’
Chloe Ward says she lost a decade of her life to alcohol but is now determined to stay sober.
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What we know about Kate’s cancer treatment
The Princess of Wales continues on preventative chemotherapy with "good and bad days".
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Supermarket sandwiches linked to E. coli outbreak
Retailers are removing at least 56 types of sandwiches, wraps and salad from UK supermarket shelves.
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Top doctor alarmed by weight-loss drug misuse
The drugs should not be used as "a quick fix" to get "beach-body ready" this summer, NHS England's medical director said.
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Balding at 16 and unable to look in the mirror
Poppie Davies wore a wig and talked about how isolated she felt with the condition.
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Silent Men film asks why so many still struggle to open up
Scottish filmmaker Duncan Cowles set out to ask why men tend to bottle up their emotions.
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‘Do not cry for me’, says cancer campaigner in final post
Tributes are paid to Kate Rackham who helped set up the Fighting to be Heard charity after her diagnosis.
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England’s hospital waiting lists rise to 7.57m
Jump in England comes after ministers had claimed the NHS backlog had started to come down.
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