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Why is MenB vaccine not given to teenagers in UK and should they be offered it?

Meningitis B, known as MenB, is the strain of bacteria behind the outbreak of meningitis cases in young people in Kent, experts have confirmed. It...

Scotland is about to vote on assisted dying. How would it work?

Assisted dying could soon be legalised in Scotland as MSPs prepare for a historic vote on Tuesday night. Parliamentarians backed the general principles of the...

What are the symptoms of meningitis and is there a vaccine?

Two people have died following an outbreak of meningitis in Kent. The death of a year 13 pupil at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Faversham...

Women with endometriosis face ‘systemic misogyny’

"I hate to say it, but if this condition was happening to men, things would be very different," says Gill Capewell. Gill has endometriosis -...

One-off £2,000 grant gives care leavers head start, study finds

Care leavers who were given a one-off, no strings attached £2,000 grant were less likely to become homeless or spend time in hospital or...

People turn to private health care to beat NHS waits, says watchdog

A two-tier health system is emerging with people increasingly paying for tests and treatments on the private sector to beat NHS waits, a patient...

Uni student among two dead in Kent meningitis outbreak

Two people have died following an outbreak of meningitis, including one student at the University of Kent. BBC South East understands that a further 11...

‘I have four months left to preserve my fertility’

A woman who has undergone major surgery for severe endometriosis, plans to "urgently" freeze her eggs in the hope of one day starting a...

Sculpting jaws, giving scores: Inside the world of looksmaxxing

Marvin ponders his attractiveness before giving himself "a solid 7/10". With a bit more work, he feels he could improve. "I'm not happy with my...

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