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...

Long working hours 'linked to stroke risk'

Women not aware enough of breast cancer link to alcohol

Listeria outbreak: More affected hospitals named

Tattoo parlours pose infection risk, warn health experts

Music festival lighting 'can trigger epileptic fits'

Night owls: Simple sleep tweaks boost wellbeing

Long working hours 'linked to stroke risk'

Women not aware enough of breast cancer link to alcohol

Listeria outbreak: More affected hospitals named

Tattoo parlours pose infection risk, warn health experts

Music festival lighting 'can trigger epileptic fits'

Night owls: Simple sleep tweaks boost wellbeing

One million new STIs every day, says WHO

'Alarming rise in self-harm - but only half get care'

NHS turns to Mumsnet to fill nurse vacancies

Ultra-processed food linked to early death

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