UK Health
NHS updates, public health alerts and medical breakthroughs. Essential healthcare news for people across the UK.
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Clarkson’s daughter backs cancer screening plea after his remission statement
Emily Clarkson has issued a fresh plea for men to undergo prostate cancer checks, sharing the poignant advice her father,…
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Doctors at struggling NHS trust warn of revolt
Dozens of doctors convened a secret meeting in November over fears for patient safety at Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust,…
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Emergency medicine crisis: why has it been allowed to endure
More than 1,300 monthly deaths in England are now linked to long waits in accident and emergency departments, according to…
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NHS cannot rule out further patient harm at troubled trust
NHS England has taken formal enforcement action against the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) in Greater Manchester, warning…
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Olivia Attwood says embarrassment is no reason to ignore breast cancer
Reality star Olivia Attwood has issued a direct plea to women and girls: “You can’t die out of embarrassment.” The…
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Heart failure halted in boy with ultra-rare condition after pioneering UK surgery
A seven-year-old boy is thriving after becoming the first child in the United Kingdom to receive a life-saving heart procedure…
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Loss of smell equated to Parkinson’s or stroke severity, researchers say
Losing your sense of smell can damage quality of life as severely as living with diabetes, stroke, Parkinson’s disease or…
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Almonds Assessed as Potential Calcium Source
A small handful of almonds – roughly 30g – delivers around 80mg of calcium. For a UK adult whose daily…
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UK facing crisis over shortage of learning disability nurses, union claims
The number of specialist learning disability nurses employed by the NHS has fallen by a third since 2009, with the…
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Unexplained dental condition diagnosed in millions of children
Molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) affects nearly 30% of Scandinavian children, yet outside specialist dental circles it remains remarkably unknown –…
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