Sunak sets out plans to tackle 'sick note culture'
The PM wants to strip GPs of power to issue sick notes but Labour says he has run out of ideas. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ketamine addict: 'I can't walk 50m without weeing'
Specialist clinics are helping increasing numbers of young ketamine users with damaged bladders. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones
The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials
They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC has found. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS weight management service offered to under fours
Severely obese pre-schoolers in Somerset are among the first to receive NHS weight management help. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scotland's under-18s gender clinic pauses puberty blockers
It follows a landmark review of gender services in England which warned of a lack of research. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More young, affluent women may be smoking - study
Younger women could benefit from targeted interventions to tackle the apparent rise, researchers say. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GP could be struck off after Just Stop Oil protest
Dr Sarah Benn from Birmingham was part of a demonstration at the Kingsbury oil terminal in 2022. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'My son had a stroke when he was 12 minutes old'
The implentation of a UK childhood stroke registry is critical, a paediatric consultant says. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Give vape-addicted kids nicotine patches – report
Underage vaping should be seen as a dependency issue, not pupil misconduct, say health officials. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sweden votes to lower age to change legal gender to 16
Swedes have been able to change their legally recognised gender since 1972 - but this will make it easier. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Met investigates 'stem-cell autism cure' claim
The local council says it is aware of concerns over "experimental procedures" on autistic children. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Girl, 8, has world-first brain surgery
A girl from Cheshire is receiving pioneering treatment for dystonia, a lifelong neurological condition. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Singer Lucy Rose couldn't lift her baby after collapsing
The musician broke her back in eight places after giving birth, but struggled to be taken seriously. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Call to ban smacking in England and Northern Ireland
Physical punishment at home can have a lasting impact and end in abuse, children's doctors warn. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
