Tag Archive for: BBC News – Health

Cost of weight-loss drug Mounjaro could rise significantly
The recommended UK price will rise by up to 170%, although the impact on consumers could be more limited.
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AI designs antibiotics for gonorrhoea and MRSA superbugs
Two new potential drugs have been designed by AI to kill drug-resistant bacteria, in a major Massachusetts Institute of Technology study.
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What if we could cure blindness?
There’ve been some amazing breakthroughs in treating certain kinds of blindness in recent years. But does everyone in the blind community want to be ‘cured’? Comedian Tom Skelton, who started losing his sight at 21, explores.
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Hospital treatments failing to meet demand, say experts
A small rise in the NHS backlog prompts questions about how well ministers are doing on improving waits.
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Families fear maternity review ‘doomed’ to fail as chair named
Families say they are "upset and angry at the way we have been treated as bereaved parents" by government
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Sliced Bread
Is expensive salt better for your health?
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Illuminated
Emily Berry's exploration of agoraphobia.
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Expectant mothers encouraged to use vital service
Women across the East of England are now able to self-refer to local maternity services online.
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UK cases of mosquito-borne virus more than double
More than 70 cases of the chikungunya virus were reported in the UK in the first six months of this year.
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ADHD drugs have wider life benefits, study suggests
A study has linked ADHD drugs to reduced substance misuse, suicide, transport accidents and criminality.
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