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Sunak to tackle 'sick note culture' in welfare speech

Fri, 19/04/2024 - 08:35
The PM will say the focus should be on "what work you can do", but Labour says he has run out of ideas.

Ketamine addict: 'I can't walk 50m without weeing'

Fri, 19/04/2024 - 06:30
Specialist clinics are helping increasing numbers of young ketamine users with damaged bladders.

Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones

Fri, 19/04/2024 - 00:11
The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more.

Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials

Thu, 18/04/2024 - 22:00
They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC has found.

NHS weight management service offered to under fours

Thu, 18/04/2024 - 16:35
Severely obese pre-schoolers in Somerset are among the first to receive NHS weight management help.

More young, affluent women may be smoking - study

Thu, 18/04/2024 - 13:37
Younger women could benefit from targeted interventions to tackle the apparent rise, researchers say.

Scotland's under-18s gender clinic pauses puberty blockers

Thu, 18/04/2024 - 11:07
It follows a landmark review of gender services in England which warned of a lack of research.

NHS weight management service offered to under fours

Thu, 18/04/2024 - 10:59
Severely obese pre-schoolers in Somerset are among the first to receive NHS weight management help.

GP could be struck off after Just Stop Oil protest

Thu, 18/04/2024 - 06:40
Dr Sarah Benn from Birmingham was part of a demonstration at the Kingsbury oil terminal in 2022.

'My son had a stroke when he was 12 minutes old'

Thu, 18/04/2024 - 06:22
The implentation of a UK childhood stroke registry is critical, a paediatric consultant says.

Give vape-addicted kids nicotine patches – report

Thu, 18/04/2024 - 06:12
Underage vaping should be seen as a dependency issue, not pupil misconduct, say health officials.

Sweden votes to lower age to change legal gender to 16

Wed, 17/04/2024 - 23:03
Swedes have been able to change their legally recognised gender since 1972 - but this will make it easier.

Met investigates 'stem cell autism cure' claim

Wed, 17/04/2024 - 13:08
The local council says it is aware of concerns over "experimental procedures" on autistic children.

Girl, 8, has world-first brain surgery

Wed, 17/04/2024 - 06:17
A girl from Cheshire is receiving pioneering treatment for dystonia, a lifelong neurological condition.

Singer Lucy Rose couldn't lift her baby after collapsing

Wed, 17/04/2024 - 02:39
The musician broke her back in eight places after giving birth, but struggled to be taken seriously.

Call to ban smacking in England and Northern Ireland

Wed, 17/04/2024 - 02:00
Physical punishment at home can have a lasting impact and end in abuse, children's doctors warn.

Call to ban smacking in England and Northern Ireland

Wed, 17/04/2024 - 02:00
Physical punishment at home can have a lasting impact and end in abuse, children's doctors warn.

MPs back smoking ban for those born after 2009

Tue, 16/04/2024 - 22:41
The measures, championed by PM Rishi Sunak, pass despite opposition by several leading Conservative figures.

Martin Tyler: I nearly lost my voice forever

Tue, 16/04/2024 - 13:11
The football commentator pays tribute to a speech therapist who helped him talk again after surgery.

Martin Tyler: I nearly lost my voice forever

Tue, 16/04/2024 - 13:11
The football commentator pays tribute to a speech therapist who helped him talk again after surgery.