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Madelaine McTernan named as new HRT tsar
A UK-wide hormone-replacement therapy crisis has seen women turning to the black market.
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Exercise is good for joints with wear-and-tear arthritis
It may hurt, but exercise is beneficial for joints, experts say in guidance for doctors and patients.
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Energy prices: Fears and cutbacks as hike hits disabled families
Parents of disabled children say they fear rising energy prices could make their condition worse.
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Vaccine makers see off push to share Covid know-how
Shareholders failed to get Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna to share their Covid vaccine knowledge.
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Covid self-isolation guidance to end in Scotland
From Sunday, public health advice will change to a "stay at home" message for people who are unwell.
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Woman dies after 'cold water therapy' in Derbyshire river
The woman, who was from Manchester, died after paramedics were called to a riverside in Derbyshire.
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NHS boss feared waiting for ambulance after stroke
A hospital chief executive's husband drove her to A&E because of concerns over long 999 waits.
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E-scooter ambulance callouts double in a year
The data comes as the government considers legalising e-scooters for road use in the next few months.
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Sowerby Bridge school uses charity to tackle pupils' toothache
Pupils are sometimes in agony but unable to access an NHS dentist, the Sowerby Bridge school says.
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Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust warned by CQC over failures
An NHS mental health trust that has been the worst performing in England fails another inspection.
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Failing NHS negligence system must change, say MPs
Current system said to be too adversarial, resulting in bitter and long legal fights with patients.
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Pharmacies in Wales to help GPs prescribe medicines to patients
The first service of its kind in the UK aims to relieve pressure on GPs and the NHS.
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'The thought of running out of HRT is terrifying'
A shortage of some hormone-replacement therapy has left some women struggling with menopause symptoms.
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Covid: Discharging hospital patients to care homes 'unlawful'
The High Court says government policies did not take into account transmission risks to the elderly.
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Covid in Scotland: Hospital admissions down 47% in a month
The number of Covid admissions in Scotland dropped from 1,603 to 851 over four weeks.
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Asthma: Women at higher risk of attacks than men, charity says
More research to examine the sex-related differences in asthma is needed, says Asthma and Lung UK.
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Fear over high rates of diabetes foot amputations
Five-fold variation seen between areas with highest and lowest rates, government data shows.
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Unqualified Botox, filler and laser 'doctors' revealed in Egypt
A BBC News investigation has exposed serious flaws in the Egyptian beauty industry that are endangering lives and leaving women scarred for life.
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Human challenge tests for Oxford paratyphoid vaccine
Scientists say a vaccine is needed due to increasing antibiotic resistance.
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Relax law to ease HRT shortage, pharmacists say
Women are facing unacceptable delays accessing menopause treatments, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society says.
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