Tag Archive for: BBC News

More young, affluent women may be smoking – study/in /by
Younger women could benefit from targeted interventions to tackle the apparent rise, researchers say.
NHS weight management service offered to under fours/in /by
Severely obese pre-schoolers in Somerset are among the first to receive NHS weight management help.
Scotland’s under-18s gender clinic pauses puberty blockers/in /by
It follows a landmark review of gender services in England which warned of a lack of research.
GP could be struck off after Just Stop Oil protest/in /by
Dr Sarah Benn from Birmingham was part of a demonstration at the Kingsbury oil terminal in 2022.
‘My son had a stroke when he was 12 minutes old’/in /by
The implentation of a UK childhood stroke registry is critical, a paediatric consultant says.
Give vape-addicted kids nicotine patches – report/in /by
Underage vaping should be seen as a dependency issue, not pupil misconduct, say health officials.
Sweden votes to lower age to change legal gender to 16/in /by
Swedes have been able to change their legally recognised gender since 1972 - but this will make it easier.
Met investigates ‘stem cell autism cure’ claim/in /by
The local council says it is aware of concerns over "experimental procedures" on autistic children.
Girl, 8, has world-first brain surgery/in /by
A girl from Cheshire is receiving pioneering treatment for dystonia, a lifelong neurological condition.
Singer Lucy Rose couldn’t lift her baby after collapsing/in /by
The musician broke her back in eight places after giving birth, but struggled to be taken seriously.