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GPs will no longer issue prescriptions to treat some minor health conditions (Composite: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld)

35 health conditions GPs will no longer give prescriptions for

Patients with incurable cervical cancer are to be offered a new drug that could give them more time to live (Photo: Getty Images)

New drug could give incurable cervical cancer patients longer to live

Up to 28,000 nurses in England will vote on whether to accept the government’s NHS pay offer (Photo: Getty Images)

Up to 280,000 RCN nursing staff to vote on new NHS pay offer

Richard Howe at his home in Cambridgeshire (Photo: James Linsell-Clark SWNS)

Man goes to Ukraine for dental work as he couldn’t get NHS appointment

Germany - Europe’s largest economy - is expected to pass a bill to legalise the recreational use of cannabis in the coming weeks

All of the nations where cannabis is decriminalised

Laughing gas (Getty Images)

UK Government announces plans to ban the sale of laughing gas

Purple Day takes place on 26 March each year. (YouTube)

How you can get involved in Purple Day in 2023

The Old Cheese Room has recalled products amid a listeria outbreak

Person dies after listeria outbreak as cheeses are recalled

It is the last time that regular estimates of coronavirus are being published, as the long-running infection survey – dubbed the “envy of the world” for its success in tracking the virus – has been halted. Credit: Kim Mogg

Final Covid-19 data shows infections in England at highest in 2023

These TikTok trends may be more harmful than healthy.

9 TikTok 'wellbeing' trends that could be more harmful than healthy

London children aged one to 11 will be offered poliovaccines as part of a catch-up campaign, to boost the city's lagging vaccination rates against the deadly virus (Photos: Adobe Stock)

London rolls out second poliovirus vaccine campaign for children

The 23rd of March, 2023 marks three years since the nation entered into its first Covid lockdown

UK Covid lockdown dates 2021: when did pandemic start?

Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a protest by junior doctors. Picture: NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP via Getty Images

Junior doctors to strike for four days after pay deal talks fail

Some psychedelics are classified as a Class A drug in the UK

Explainer UK rules for medical MDMA and psilocybin after Australia approves use

Hannah Holland suffered a stroke at just 19-years-old (Photo: Hannah Holland)

Woman blames contraceptive pill for suffering stroke at just 19

Health chiefs say the rising cost of living is having significant consequences on health (Photo: Jakub - stock.adobe.com)

Soaring living costs creates ‘second health emergency’ after Covid

Nurses striking in January outside Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. Photo: Alex Shute

NHS pay rises will not come at patients' expense, govt says

A government adviser on food issues has quit the role after five years, hitting out at the failure of the Conservative Party to rein in the junk food industry. Photos: Adobe Stock

Food tsar blames Tory inaction on obesity as he quits

Beki Reilly in a hospital bed following emergency surgery. Picture: Irwin Mitchell / SWNS

Woman fights for her life after botched contraceptive coil operation

A seven-year-old refugee has been forced to return to war-torn Ukraine to urgently have her teeth removed after the NHS said it would be months before she could receive dental treatment. Credit: Getty

Refugee, 7, returns to Ukraine for dental care due to NHS backlog

NHS workers across the UK will get a pay rise in 2022/2

Explainer NHS workers to get pay rise: who will get it and when?

This is how much sleep each age group needs, according to experts.

How much sleep do you need? Experts explain how much rest people need

Mollie Mulheron was told by doctors that her cancer symptoms were due to stress (Photos: Mollie Mulheron / SWNS)

Woman told aggressive cancer was just ‘stress’ and ‘in her head’

Thousands of junior doctors will strike for three days this week (Photo: PA)

Junior doctors launch three-day strike ahead of week of walkouts

Around 1.5 million people in the UK had Covid at the end of February (Image: Adobe/NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

The 17 areas of the UK with the highest Covid infection rates

Thousands of children in England had rotten teeth removed last year (Image: Adobe/NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Children from poorer areas far more likely to have rotten teeth

A quarter of GPs said their practice was at risk of closing (Photo: Getty Images)

GPs warn practices may close as staff face ‘insurmountable’ pressures

Amy Hiner was given just hours to live after she suffered sepsis and necrotising fasciitis (Photo: Amy Hiner / SWNS)

Mum loses half her belly to flesh-eating bug after horror C-section

A preventative booster shot campaign for children was rolled out after poliovirus was discovered in London wastewater last year.

The polio vaccine rollout in London has been quietly paused

The Genesis star has been plagued by health issues for more than a decade (Photo: Getty Images)

Phil Collins 'much more immobile than he used to be'

A new drinking game called BORG is trending on TikTok - but it’s caused students to be hospitalised.

New TikTok drinking game is causing students to be hospitalised

GP surgeries must give patients an appointment or referral the first time they call under the terms of a new NHS contract (Photo: Adobe)

Patients must now get GP slot first time they call to end 8am rush

A “game changer” weight loss injection is to be made available through the NHS (Photo: Getty Images)

Weight loss jab used by celebrities to become available on NHS

New TikTok trend delusional week explained - and expert opion of the impact of it on people’s mental health and wellbeing.

Explainer Experts looks at impact of TikTok Delusion week trend on wellbeing

A Covid-19 booster jab will be offered to the elderly and most vulnerable people this spring (Photo: Getty Images)

Spring Covid booster jab to be offered to elderly and vulnerable

Holly Carr was hospitalised after eating a chicken wrap with mayonnaise (Photo: Holly Carr / SWNS)

Woman ends up in hospital after eating a McDonald’s chicken wrap

Unison has confirmed ambulance strikes are to go ahead. Credit: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Ambulance worker strikes called off as union enters pay talks

These alternative sleep tips from experts will have you falling asleep in no time.

Explainer 9 different ways to help you fall into deep sleep

Norovirus levels across the UK are “the highest in more than a decade” (Composite: Mark Hall)

Norovirus warning symptoms as cases hit ‘highest in over a decade’

The Scottish Family Party’s Richard Lucas and Niall Fraser during a livestream where they announced plans to “brick up” an abortion and sexual health clinic in Glasgow. Credit: Twitter

Pro-life party reveals ‘disturbing’ plan to ‘brick up’ abortion clinic

Matt Hancock (left) and Gavin Williamson pictured in 2018 (Image: Getty)

Matt Hancock and Gavin Williamson 'argued over school return policy'

Explainer Are wood burning stoves bad for the environment and your health?

Keir Starmer has demanded the Covid-19 inquiry release its findings by the end of the year as he attacked Matt Hancock over a leaked cache of messages sent during the pandemic. Credit: Getty Images

‘Insulting and ghoulish’: Starmer attacks Hancock over leaked messages

A clinical support technician extracts viruses from swab samples so that the genetic structure of a virus can be analysed and identified in the coronavirus testing laboratory at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, on February 19, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland. Credit: Getty Images

Explainer FBI says Covid-19 ‘most likely’ caused by China lab leak

Justin Bieber revealed he has Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

Justin Bieber cancels tour after suffering facial paralysis syndrome

Matt Hancock has denied claims he rejected advice to give Covid tests to all residents going into English care homes (Photo: Getty Images)

Matt Hancock disputes claims he ignored care home Covid advice

A daily 11-minute brisk walk could prevent one in 10 early deaths by lowering the risk of diseases (Photo: Getty Images)

Brisk 11-minute daily walk could slash risk of early death by 23%

The inquiry is so wide-ranging that it has been split into three modules (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Covid-19 public inquiry hones in on Govt response, impact on NHS

Long A&E waits contributed to around 23,000 excess deaths in 2022, a medical college claims (Photo: Getty Images)

Around 23,000 excess deaths last year ‘linked to long A&E waits’

NHS staff have spoken out about the pressures within the healthcare workforce and their concerns about not being able “to do the right thing by all patients". Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

NHS staff ‘cried’ talking about working conditions and patient safety

Tesco shoppers can pick up at-home testing kits for various health conditions (Photo: Getty Images)

At-home test kits to check for cancer launch in Tesco stores

Health minister, Humza Yousaf, is in the running to be the next First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP.

Analysis How NHS Scotland compares to the rest of the UK’s healthcare systems

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