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Our Future Health: Most have high cholesterol, health …

Gillian Ebberson, 67, is already a member of UK Biobank, external, a similar project set up two decades ago, which is following the health of 500,000 adults in the UK.She was …

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More than a billion people obese worldwide, research …

More than a billion people are living with obesity around the world, global estimates published in The Lancet show., external. This includes about 880 million adults and 159 million …

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Why are we so ill

Chronic pain is known as the invisible condition, says the charity Versus Arthritis, because it so often goes unseen. But it can have a devastating impact, stopping people from working and

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BBC NEWS Have Your Say Asian quake

We are looking for Samantha Archer Fayet and her daughter Ruby Rose Fayet. They were last seen at approx 10 a.m, local time, 26 December 2004 at Baan Thai Resort, …

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BBC News In Depth The Twin Towers

The diagram lists all the companies that were located in the two towers of the World Trade Center. Click above to view the information on each tower.

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Covid: The devastating toll of the pandemic on children

Unsurprisingly, there are clear signs the upheaval in children's lives is having an impact on children's mental health. The Mental Health of Children and Young People in …

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Our Future Health boss defends big pharma 'conflict'

As part of the documentary The Screening Dilemma, health correspondent Matthew Hill volunteered to have his blood taken by OFH in a portacabin in Swindon, Wiltshire.

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How has coronavirus affected mental health

In the run-up to the first lockdown, roughly 10% of people showed moderate to severe symptoms, compared with 19% in June 2020. In children, 16% of 5-16 year olds have "probable" mental …

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What is mental health

Anxiety and depression are the most common mental health disorders in the UK, experts have recorded. In the annual health survey for England, depression was the most …

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Health IT systems working but delays possible, says NHS

Health service IT systems are back online following Friday’s global outage, according to NHS England. However, it has warned that there may still be disruption, …

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New Wolverhampton research head hopes to improve lives

A new head of medical research has said he aims to improve people's lives in Wolverhampton by the end of the decade. Prof Tonny Veenith will be based in the Integrated …

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Children's mental health: Huge rise in severe cases, BBC analysis

There has been a 77% rise in the number of children needing specialist treatment for severe mental health crisis, analysis for the BBC shows. Some 409,347 under-18s were …

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Data on adult ADHD service backlogs in the UK

Provider Waiting list Assessments in 2023; Sheffield Health & Social Care: 6,737: 3: Gloucestershire Health & Care: 1,607: 18: NHS Orkney: 60: 26: NHS Shetland: 137: 47

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Masks reintroduced in Manx Care medical settings and care homes

Mask wearing has been reintroduced in medical settings due to a spike in Covid cases, Manx Care has confirmed. The measure across all of its sites includes employees …

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Child vaccinations: Low uptake prompts tipping-point warning

The UK is at a "tipping point", with low uptake of routine vaccinations putting children at risk of catching severe diseases, health officials say. Stalling vaccination rates …

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Junior doctors: Wes Streeting brands NHS 'broken' ahead of talks

Junior doctors in England last went on strike at the end of June in what was the 11th walkout in their long-running pay dispute.. Mr Streeting previously said he would not meet the …

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Puberty blocker curb has not led to suicide rise – review

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said it was vital that public discussion around the issue was handled responsibly. Prof Appleby, who is a professor of …

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Nipah virus: Kerala state issues alert after 14-year-old dies

Health authorities in India's Kerala state have issued an alert after a 14-year-old boy died of the Nipah virus. According to the state's health minister, an additional 60 people have …

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Who cares about Pakistan

Rebecca Wynn says: "This disaster has come at a bad time, following the financial crisis and the Haiti earthquake. Many donors made huge commitments to Haiti, so may find it …

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DWP must focus on work not welfare, says minister

The Department for Work and Pensions will shift its focus from welfare to work under a Labour government, the department's new minister has said. In a speech in Barnsley, Liz …

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