England tops chart for child alcohol use – report/in /by
The World Health Organization also finds higher rates of drinking and vaping among teenage girls.
Calls to help with donations of ‘miracle’ plasma/in /by
Two women describe the life-changing impacts of immunoglobulin in treating their health conditions.
Action needed on needless asthma deaths, says charity/in /by
There were more than 12,000 UK deaths in the past decade, many of them needless, a charity warns.
PM’s dementia adviser quits over benefits clawback/in /by
Johnny Timpson says the government is failing to protect vulnerable people by not intervening earlier.
‘Covid Inquiry needs to hear from people like me’/in /by
Peter Livingstone hopes the inquiry will look at how people with disabilities coped in the pandemic.
Cigarette prices motivating more to give up – study/in /by
The cost-of-living crisis is having an impact - but health concerns remain the top reason for quitting.
Chat room helps Destiny-Rae, 5, find a new kidney/in /by
An online friendship between two mums led to a new kidney for five-year-old Destiny-Rae.
Chat room helps Destiny-Rae, 5, find a new kidney/in /by
An online friendship between two mums led to a new kidney for five-year-old Destiny-Rae.
Drug dealers offer BBC team deadly opioids/in /by
Powerful synthetic drugs linked to dozens of deaths are being sent to the UK from China, BBC finds.
Why are we so ill? The working-age health crisis/in /by
The number of under 65s struggling with poor health is rising - and it's a threat to the economy.