Tag Archive for: BBC News

Why talk of a UK doctor exodus is premature/in /by
An analysis by the BBC shows the number leaving NHS has been pretty consistent for a decade.
Roe v Wade: ‘Could abortion bans put my IVF at risk?’/in /by
Women in the US are worried that changes to abortion laws could affect their fertility treatment.
Fitness: Only 5,000 steps a day needed to stay healthy, study shows/in /by
The step count needed to reduce the risk of disease is lower than previously thought, research suggests.
Antidepressants: I wasn’t told about the side-effects/in /by
Seonaid Stallan's son took his own life two months after he was given a different antidepressant.
Weight-loss drug heart benefit ‘significant’/in /by
Trial suggests Wegovy cuts risk of cardiovascular event in overweight people with heart disease by a fifth.
Winter Covid vaccines axed for under-65s/in /by
Only those aged 65 and over or in at-risk groups should be invited for jab, say UK experts.
Mother awake for 60 hours as son’s care breaks down/in /by
NHS system for seriously ill people requiring home care is struggling to provide sufficient support.
Porton Down: Can this laboratory help stop the next pandemic?/in /by
James Gallagher meets the scientists who work at one of the most secretive research bases in the UK.
US approves postpartum depression pill/in /by
Clinical trials showed the drug helped to reduce depressive symptoms in as little as three days.
NHS to expand use of private sector to tackle waits/in /by
Ministers in England want to unlock spare capacity, but Labour accuse them of dither and delay.