September - 2017

Quit smoking campaign Stoptober backs e-cigs for first time

The annual Stoptober campaign in England is embracing e-cigarettes for the first time - in a sign vaping is being seen as the key to...

NHS told to brace itself for bad flu season

Flu could put much more pressure than usual on GPs and hospitals this winter, health bosses are predicting. It follows the worst outbreak...

Public ‘tricked’ into buying unhealthy food

The UK's obesity crisis is being fuelled by businesses pushing unhealthy food and larger portions on shoppers, according to health...

NHS launches £100m drive to recruit foreign GPs

The NHS in England is to pay recruitment agencies £100m as part of a huge international drive to boost the number of GPs. Contracts have...

One in three 'sick notes' for mental health, says NHS

Nearly a third of fit notes issued by GPs are for psychiatric problems, says an NHS report. This makes them the most common reason for...

What works for treating children's colds?

World Mental Health Day: PM appoints suicide prevention minister

Second Brit dies after 'Brazilian butt lift' surgery

Cannabis 'more harmful than alcohol' for teen brains

Digital pregnancy tests recalled over inaccurate results

Mediterranean diet 'may help prevent depression'

Targeted treatment for melanoma to be free on NHS

Zika virus may reach Europe this summer

What works for treating children's colds?

World Mental Health Day: PM appoints suicide prevention minister

Second Brit dies after 'Brazilian butt lift' surgery

Cannabis 'more harmful than alcohol' for teen brains

Digital pregnancy tests recalled over inaccurate results

Mediterranean diet 'may help prevent depression'

Ambulances not an A&E taxi service, NHS warned

Yoghurts (even organic ones) 'full of sugar'

Targeted treatment for melanoma to be free on NHS

How can you get enough iron from your diet?

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