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It took 10 years to get surgery for my endometriosis

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 14:12
Ami Clarke shares her experience of living with endometriosis.
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Cancer patient leaves Dubai on 'miracle flight'

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 13:13
A woman arrives back in Plymouth in time to begin her chemotherapy treatment.
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Charity hopes new HQ can bring people together

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 09:12
Health Connections is to renovate six floors of its new base as spaces for people to come together.
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'Game-changing' urine tests could detect breast cancer, endometriosis and PCOS

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 09:11
New tests are being developed to spot early signs of breast cancer and endometriosis in urine.
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Surgeon's op on patient 1,500 miles away a UK first

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 09:02
The milestone procedure went well, with patient Paul Buxton saying he felt "fantastic".
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'I'm still haunted that he died alone': The last voices of the Covid inquiry

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 07:52
Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes three years of public hearings.
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'I'm still haunted that he died alone': The last voices of the Covid inquiry

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 07:52
Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes three years of public hearings.
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'Moment of reckoning' needed in social care, says Louise Casey

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 20:49
The chair of the independent commission on social care recommends introducing a full-time dementia tsar, and new fast-track passport system for people diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).
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Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 20:04
Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
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Woman reveals pain of living with endometriosis

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 15:34
"People have horrendous periods and think they just have to live with it... [but] you don’t," she says.
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Woman reveals pain of living with endometriosis

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 15:34
"People have horrendous periods and think they just have to live with it... [but] you don’t," she says.
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Dentists return £900m for not seeing NHS patients

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 11:12
Sum represents £1 out of every £7 they have been given by NHS as dentists opt to chase private work.
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'My son can now enjoy life': Children with severe form of epilepsy helped by new drug

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 01:06
Families say the groundbreaking medicine is transforming the lives of children with Dravet syndrome.
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Pregnant women's brains shed grey matter to prime them for motherhood, study suggests

Wed, 03/04/2026 - 10:05
It is time to move beyond the “baby brain” cliche, say scientists who scanned dozens of women’s brains.
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Inside Health

Tue, 03/03/2026 - 13:00
James investigates penis fillers, where hyaluronic acid is injected to increase girth.
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BBC investigation finds 50,000 people waited over 24 hours in A&E corridor care

Mon, 03/02/2026 - 09:27
Known as "corridor care", patients are lining up on trolleys or sitting on chairs due to a lack of beds.
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Taking collagen keeps skin more elastic but won't stop wrinkles, say scientists

Fri, 02/27/2026 - 03:00
The new review brings together the strongest evidence to date on collagen supplementation, say experts.
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Sperm swim more quickly in summer, study finds

Wed, 02/25/2026 - 20:18
Understanding the seasonal patterns of sperm could improve fertility treatments, by optimising the timing of treatment, the reasearchers say.
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GPs told to guarantee same-day appointments for urgent cases

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 19:05
New contract will require patients in England to be given immediate appointment if needed.
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Inside Health

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 13:00
The new wave of ME research that could bring clarity to this perplexing condition.
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