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Salmonella outbreak update

UKHSA, alongside the Food Standards Agency and other public health partners, continues to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella in the…

03 Sep 2026 Read more →

Why ‘sleepmaxxing’ could be making your sleep worse

The things you're doing to make your sleep better could actually be making your sleep worse.

03 Sep 2026 Read more →

A&E patients ending up in ‘corridors and cupboards’

A consultant tells the Scotcast podcast that A&E patients ending in 'corridors and cupboards'.

02 Sep 2026 Read more →

Social media ‘spiral’ found after sister’s death

A woman whose 13-year-old sister took her own life says the "spiral that she was going through" was evident from…

02 Sep 2026 Read more →

BBC Health Mental Health

Children as young as six going to A&E in mental health crisis

NHS emergency departments are seeing more cases of self-harm, eating disorders and emotional distress in young people.

02 Sep 2026 Read more →

BBC Health Infections & Vaccines

Flu vaccine rollout begins as NHS regroups from ‘busiest summer’

This year's jab has a few tweaks, including changes to better combat last year's Super-K strain.

02 Sep 2026 Read more →

BBC Health Brain & Nerves

Former nurse dies amid dementia drug shortages

Pearl Roche died with dementia weeks after her family struggled to get supplies of her medication.

02 Sep 2026 Read more →

BBC Health Cancer

Heart trial after breast cancer has ‘improved my life’

Lucy Shepherd is one of 90 women to take part in a trial helping cancer survivors come off medication.

02 Sep 2026 Read more →

BBC Health Womens Health

Menopausal women pose as men to buy testosterone online after prescription difficulties

One menopause specialist says she has seen women with up to 12 times the safe level of the hormone.

02 Sep 2026 Read more →

BBC Health Brain & Nerves

Families hit by long waits for dementia diagnosis

Hundreds of families say they have had to wait months or even years for a dementia diagnosis for a loved…

02 Sep 2026 Read more →

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