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Doctor who sold stolen PPE on eBay is struck off register

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 19:50
Dr Attiya Sheikh and her husband Omer Sheikh made almost £8,000 from selling personal protective equipment during the covid pandemic.
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What are 'forever chemicals' and are they bad for us?

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 11:53
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) can be found in some of the food and products we use - and even in our bodies. But what exactly are they?
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Teen had to tell deaf mum her dad might die

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 09:24
NHS staff in Birmingham used Alan Graham's grandchildren to pass on information, an ombudsman finds.
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Sunbed ads spreading harmful misinformation to young people

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 09:05
Hundreds of TikTok, Instagram and Facebook ads made misleading claims about health benefits, BBC finds.
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Health warning over Cape Verde travel after stomach bug deaths

Tue, 02/10/2026 - 21:23
Four Britons have died after contracting gut infections on the archapeligo since last year.
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Inside Health

Tue, 02/10/2026 - 13:00
Is NHS dentistry on 'life support'?
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Using AI for medical advice 'dangerous', study finds

Tue, 02/10/2026 - 09:20
Oxford researchers find that using AI to make medical decisions presents a risk to patients.
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Why are fewer people donating their organs?

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 09:21
The number waiting for an organ is at a record high as loved ones increasingly block donations.
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I was full of shame at being sacked after having endometriosis surgery

Sat, 02/07/2026 - 10:43
Sanju Pal wins an employment appeal tribunal that could affect how employers can treat staff with endometriosis.
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I inhaled traffic fumes to find out where air pollution goes in my body

Sat, 02/07/2026 - 03:11
BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.
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Intrusive thoughts? John has a room for that

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 20:04
John tells Elis and Dave about his mind's "resentment room".
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Court upholds return of surgeon who harassed staff

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 18:28
James Gilbert, who was based in Oxford, was previously suspended for sexual harassment.
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More baby formula products recalled over toxin fears

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 17:23
Danone has recalled 15 more batches of Aptamil and Cow&Gate first infant milk because a toxin called cereulide may be present.
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Olive oil and bone broth: Do viral gut health foods actually work?

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 13:56
Many trending foods contain a "small seed of truth" but are often oversold as miracle products.
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Dad who nearly lost tongue to cancer urges men's virus awareness

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 08:57
A father-of-two reveals how a tumour in his tongue was caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).
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Statin pills much safer than advertised, major review finds

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 03:08
The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug or placebo.
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36 UK infants ill after drinking contaminated baby formula

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 14:01
It comes after some batches made by Nestle and Danone were recalled after being contaminated with a toxin.
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Dad starts wargaming club for men's mental health

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 11:28
Joe founded Dad's War Room to support men struggling with mental health through tabletop gaming.
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'Our daughter's cancer symptoms were dismissed because she was a child'

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 09:24
Isla Sneddon died in March 2025 aged 17, just six months after she was diagnosed with cancer.
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Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 03:48
Looking for signs of the cancer in a more convenient way could help women access the test and prevent the disease occurring, researchers say.
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