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Our Future Health: Most have high cholesterol, health project …

WEBGillian 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 …

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Why are we so ill

WEBThe work, also published by the Health Foundation, found there were three main conditions causing a significant burden of ill-health: chronic pain, type 2 diabetes …

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What is mental health

WEBMental health problems are defined and classified to help experts refer people for the right care and treatment. The symptoms are grouped in two broad …

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Our Future Health boss defends big pharma 'conflict' BBC

WEBHealth correspondent, West of England. A scientist overseeing an NHS project to genetically test millions of patients has defended having a financial stake in its …

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BBC NEWS Have Your Say Asian quake Missing persons

WEBAsian quake - Missing persons. THAILAND. Thousands are missing and millions are homeless following the Asia earthquake that has killed tens of thousands of …

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'Out of darkness, can come light': Kate's message in full

WEBThe Princess of Wales speaks of her focus on staying cancer free in an emotive message released by Kensington Palace.

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Kate says she has completed chemotherapy treatment BBC News

WEBThis latest update on Catherine's health sends a positive message about her progress, but there is a long road still to go. Kensington Palace has indicated it is not …

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BBC News In Depth The Twin Towers

WEB21. Tower Computer Service; Avesta Computer Services Ltd; Continental Logistics Inc; Dongwon Securities Co Ltd; Dr Tadasu Tokumaru MD; Friends Ivory & Sime Inc; …

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Coronavirus: How long does it take to recover

WEBDr Alison Pittard, Dean of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, says it can take 12 to 18 months to get back to normal after any spell in critical care. Spending a …

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NHS Tracker: Find out about hospital waiting times in your area …

WEBBBC News. The NHS is at the end of a challenging winter period. Staff face similar pressures to last year, with ambulances queuing outside hospitals and people …

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Inquiry told of 'toxic culture' in mental health BBC

WEBA charity representing bereaved families has told an inquiry of "abject failures" by the Essex trust which provides mental health services in the county. The Lampard …

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Health of nation study calls on millions to sign up BBC News

WEBResearchers are calling on five million UK adults to join what they hope will be one of the biggest studies in the world, to create the most detailed picture ever of the …

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How does US healthcare work

WEBIn the States, there is no NHS. If someone gets ill, it's likely they will have to pay for their treatment. The US government does fund two kinds of health plans though: …

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Covid: Is there a summer wave and what are FLiRT variants

WEBIn recent months, we have seen a new group of variants of Covid emerge, collectively nicknamed as FLiRT. They are descended from the dominant JN.1 variant, …

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No extra NHS funding without reform, says PM BBC News

WEBThere will be no extra NHS funding without reform, Sir Keir Starmer says, as he promised to draw up a new 10-year plan for the health service. The pledge came …

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What is the Lampard mental health public inquiry

WEBThe Lampard Inquiry is the first public inquiry specifically looking into mental health deaths. It will aim to understand what happened to patients who died at children …

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Good sex can be safer sex, say WHO researchers BBC News

WEBGetty Images. Teaching people about achieving sexual pleasure can help sell safe-sex messages, say researchers from the World Health Organization. Programmes using this …

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Mental health campaign for new parents launched BBC

WEBCouncillor Wendy Cain, cabinet spokesperson for public health and communities at the council, said: “In Barnsley, we want expectant parents, new mums …

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New vaccine for respiratory disease rolls out in Scotland

WEBIn 2022-23, more than 1,500 infants under the age of one and more than 500 people aged 75 and over were hospitalised with RSV, according to Public Health …

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First case of more dangerous mpox found outside Africa

WEBSweden's public health agency has recorded what it says is the first case of a more dangerous type of mpox outside the African continent. The person became …

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