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Children to be offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS

All young children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January next year. It will...

What is chickenpox and how can I get my child vaccinated?

Young children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will soon be offered a free chickenpox vaccine on the NHS. It will be added to the...

Price of Mounjaro to be discounted in UK pharmacies

The company behind popular weight loss drug Mounjaro has offered a discounted deal to UK suppliers which is expected to limit the price increase...

NHS to lose out on new drugs, pharma firm warns

NHS patients will lose access to new cutting-edge treatments because of skyrocketing costs, the pharmaceutical giant Novartis has claimed amid a row over drug...

Patients struggle to get weight loss drug ahead of price rise

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...

Seven-week wait for some red flag breast cancer patients

Some patients who have been red flagged for breast cancer assessments are waiting up to seven weeks to be seen in Northern Ireland. The target...

Brain image doctor banned for assault and racism

A doctor has been struck off for assaulting a woman, making racist or derogatory comments and uploading an image of a patient's brain on...

Sitting up straight isn’t the only secret to good posture – here are three more tips

"Sit up straight!" - we've all heard that command barked at us many times. For years we've been told that good posture means standing tall,...

First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite confirmed in US

The first human case of a flesh-eating parasite infestation has been confirmed in the US, authorities say. New World screwworm (NWS) myiasis was found in...

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