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Philippa RoxbyHealth reporterAndrea BradyJessica Brady contacted her GP practice more than 20 times feeling unwellGPs in England are being urged to “think again” if they see…

Two members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet recently called for improving students’ mental health through a focus on “strong families, nutrition and fitness, and hope for…

Kumail JafferLocal Democracy Reporting ServicePA MediaA weekly injection makes people feel less hungry, reducing their foot intakeSenior doctors have warned there is severe inequality within London…

Half of all people who experience a stroke in England will now recover thanks to a revolutionary AI scanning system that increases the number of patients…

August 31, 20253 min readAI Spots Hidden Signs of Consciousness in Comatose Patients before Doctors DoA machine-learning algorithm spotted signs of “covert consciousness” in coma patients—in…

Weight loss drugs can reduce by half the risk of heart patients being hospitalised or dying early, according to the largest study of its kind.The class…

August 28, 20254 min readNew Cell Transplant for Type 1 Diabetes Sidesteps Need for ImmunosuppressantsScientists treated a person’s type 1 diabetes with genetically modified insulin-producing cells…

Some patients taking the weight-loss drug Mounjaro have told BBC News they are struggling to obtain the medicine, and are worried about the impact on their…

Marie-Louise ConnollyHealth correspondent, BBC News NIGetty ImagesThe target set by Northern Ireland’s Department of Health for patients red flagged for breast cancer to be assessed is…

More than 1,000 patients living with bladder cancer in England will be eligible for a treatment which can double survival rates from the disease.In England, 18,000…