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'My first cervical screening was over before I knew it'

2 Hits Prabhu Kumar Feb 2, 2025, 12:41 AM

The BBC speaks to six people about their first cervical screening, and what they wish they'd known beforehand.

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Large UK-wide pandemic preparedness tests planned this year

2 Hits Mariyam Basra Jan 16, 2025, 4:04 PM

The stress test will involve thousands of people to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.

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Families failed by Covid jabs tell inquiry of pain

2 Hits Mariyam Basra Jan 15, 2025, 6:00 PM

They said there was no support after the death and harm suffered by their loved ones.

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Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?

2 Hits Jörg Kastner Nov 29, 2024, 3:08 PM

The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.

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NHS hours from PPE running out in Covid - Hancock

2 Hits Yuan Wang Nov 21, 2024, 4:36 PM

Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".

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Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request

2 Hits Usman Bashir Nov 11, 2024, 5:33 PM

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says the decision, in July 2020, was very disappointing.

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Covid inquiry told top NHS doctor was terrified

2 Hits Jörg Kastner Nov 7, 2024, 5:18 PM

Sir Stephen Powis says points-based tool was drawn up should need to prioritise patients have arisen.

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How close were hospitals to collapse in Covid?

2 Hits Elizabeth R. Ludwig Oct 27, 2024, 11:45 PM

The Covid inquiry restarts its live hearings this week, after senior staff in the NHS revealed just how close some...

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Is the system letting down people who were harmed by Covid vaccines?

1 Hits Elizabeth R. Ludwig Oct 23, 2024, 5:19 AM

People affected by rare blood clots say they feel they have been airbrushed out of the pandemic.

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How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?

1 Hits Mariyam Basra Oct 19, 2024, 2:42 AM

The rise of these treatments has major implications for how we think about obesity, says James Gallagher.