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BBC Health Mental Health
‘I thought I was dying but it was health anxiety’
Hollie Sharman shares her experience of health anxiety and a doctor advises on how to manage symptoms.
23 Oct 2026 Read more →
BBC Health Cancer
‘Always remember, cancer doesn’t discriminate’
Harriet Tsadioti says contracting breast cancer was one of her biggest fears growing up.
23 Oct 2026 Read more →
BBC Health
‘Wildly unfair that my husband and I pay ÂĢ4k a year for ADHD treatment’
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK without a formally commissioned, publicly-funded adult service for ADHD.
23 Oct 2026 Read more →
BBC Health Mental Health
I thought I was dying but it was health anxiety – here’s how to recognise the signs
Hollie Sharman shares her experience of health anxiety and a doctor advises on how to manage symptoms.
22 Oct 2026 Read more →
BBC Health
Rapid changes to care market risk to National Care Service, regulator says
Concerns raised as big private firms buy up care homes and home help fragmenting in England.
22 Oct 2026 Read more →
BBC Health Diabetes & Weight
Give more people weight-loss jabs on the NHS, say MPs
Current plans for 6% of eligible patients to get Mounjaro by 2028 unambitious, say MPs.
22 Oct 2026 Read more →
BBC Health
‘Difficult decision’ to close Samaritans branch after more than 50 years
"Sadly, and due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, the difficult decision was reached to close the branch," they charity says.
22 Oct 2026 Read more →
BBC Health Infections & Vaccines
First human case of Shamonda virus detected in France, officials say
The disease, which usually affects cattle, has been identified in a patient who died in early October.
22 Oct 2026 Read more →
NHS
UKHSA publishes latest Cold mortality monitoring report
Findings from the report show that 2,200 deaths were associated with cold weather in England during winter 2025 to 2026.
22 Oct 2026 Read more →
BBC Health
Why getting dressed can cause daily meltdowns for some people
Naomi Potter set up her own clothes company after feeling overwhelmed by the feeling of some clothes.
22 Oct 2026 Read more →
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