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‘I’m not being listened to’ – new health plan launched as women say they are still ignored
Source: Women’s health strategy: ‘I still don’t feel listened to’ – BBC News Zoe Trafford often had to play the role of agony aunt to her customers. But the hairdresser…
Breakthrough £90,000 Alzheimer’s drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests
Source: ‘Breakthrough’ Alzheimer’s drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests – BBC News Influential analysis has concluded that “breakthrough” Alzheimer’s drugs are unlikely to benefit patients. Researchers said the impact…
‘Something wasn’t right’: Wrong sperm given to UK families by IVF clinics in northern Cyprus
Source: ‘Something wasn’t right’: Wrong sperm given to UK families by IVF clinics in northern Cyprus – BBC News “It was pretty soon after James was born that I knew…
My daughter has childhood dementia and may not live past 16
Source: My daughter has childhood dementia and may not live past 16 – BBC News Just before her fourth birthday Sophia Scott’s parents were told she had a condition that…
Incontinence problems leave me ‘leaking while competing’
Source: Incontinence: NI woman ‘leaking while competing’ after birth – BBC News Fitness fanatic Aimee Oliver never imagined that giving birth would ultimately cause her to need surgery for incontinence….
New light shed on who benefits most from weight-loss jabs
Source: Weight-loss drugs: Who benefits most and why? – BBC News People who carry variations in two genes linked to appetite and digestion can lose more weight when taking drugs…
UK’s transplant system was world-leading – now it lags behind other Western nations
Source: UK transplant system, once world-leading, now lags behind – BBC News Jodie Cantle says she feels as though life is passing her by. She is attached to an oxygen…
NHS dentistry is rotting. Will the plan to fix it work?
Source: NHS dentistry is rotting. Will the plan to fix it work? – BBC News As queues go, this one was impressive. It started on a quiet residential side street,…
Hospital waited two days before raising alarm about meningitis outbreak
Source: NHS hospital waited two days before raising alarm about meningitis outbreak – BBC News The NHS waited two days before raising the alarm about the meningitis outbreak, the BBC…
HIEDA statement on meningitis outbreak (March 18 2026, 15:00)
We are continuing to monitor the meningococcal disease outbreak in Kent and are in touch with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the Department for Education (DfE), the Department of…
