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NHS Infections & Vaccines
Only around half of primary school children got their flu vaccine last year
UKHSA reminds parents to return flu consent forms to protect their children as roll out of vaccines in schools starts…
07 Sep 2026 Read more →
BBC Health Womens Health
Powerlifter wins golds despite endometriosis pain
Lhamo Weston says it's important to be open about competing with endometriosis
07 Sep 2026 Read more →
BBC Health Cancer
BBC News presenter reveals she has blood cancer
Maryam Moshiri tells the BBC she wanted to reveal her diagnosis to raise awareness about the cancer.
06 Sep 2026 Read more →
BBC Health
Helping stoma bag users to swim with confidence
The Royal United Hospital in Bath has set up swimming sessions for stoma bag users.
05 Sep 2026 Read more →
BBC Health Diabetes & Weight
How hunger for a new weight-loss drug is feeding an industry of fakes
Dupes of retatrutide are flooding the black market, but the drug is yet to be approved by regulators.
04 Sep 2026 Read more →
BBC Health
The Global Story
The US is an outlier in its approach to prosecuting infanticide. Why?
04 Sep 2026 Read more →
BBC Health
Transplanted pig kidney works in US man’s body for record 271 days
A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.
03 Sep 2026 Read more →
BBC Health
New GP and wellbeing hub ‘a major milestone’
The ÂĢ21m hub brings together primary care, community wellbeing and leisure services in one location.
03 Sep 2026 Read more →
NHS
Invasive mosquito species detected in east London
UKHSA finds invasive Aedes aegypti breeding in east London, prompting enhanced surveillance.
03 Sep 2026 Read more →
NHS Lung & Breathing
AI sleep data could provide one-week early warning of flu and COVID-19
UKHSA study finds sleep app cough data can detect respiratory illness and signal outbreaks early.
03 Sep 2026 Read more →
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