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Obesity and heavy drinking will put a strain on the NHS in the coming years. (Picture: Torwaiphoto/Adobe Stock)

Obese Brits could get weight loss jabs through mobile apps

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NHS dentists: disparities over access to NHS treatment

Millions of GP appointments were missed across England this year.

Missed GP appointments in 2022 costs NHS millions

There has been a rise in the number of schoolchildren using e-cigarettes

Rise in the number of schoolchildren using e-cigarettes, figures show

A vaccine passport certificate. Picture: Shutterstock

Travellers left unable to board flights after NHS Covid Pass went down

More than 300 formal complaints about hygiene in GP and dentistry services were lodged in England during the first year of the Covid pandemic

Rise in hygiene complaints for GP and dentists during Covid pandemic

Children living in the most deprived areas of the country had the highest rates of severe obesity in 2020-21 (Graphic: Kim Mogg/JPIMedia)

Severe obesity spirals among poorest kids during pandemic

Thousands of women are admitted to hospital with endometriosis each year (Graphic: Mark Hall/JPIMedia)

Endometriosis: emergency cases at 14-year high amid Covid disruption

The highest number of social prescribing referrals came between January and March 2021 - during the third national lockdown.

Exclusive: GPs made 560,000 ‘social prescriptions’ for loneliness

World Alzheimer’s Day takes place every year on 21 September (Photo: Shutterstock)

21 signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease

A new NHS data sharing project will see the data of GP patients in England shared with third parties later this year (Graphic: Mark Hall)

NHS data sharing project ‘creates new set of risk for individuals’

The NHS has said the project is aimed at helping to plan and deliver its services more effectively - but questions of privacy have been raised

NHS England set to share GP patient data - how to opt out

The scheme will collect information on NHS England patients’ treatments, referrals and appointments over the past 10 years (Graphic: Mark Hall)

Public needs more transparency on who their GP records are being shared with

Some young people reported being told they were in a queue of thousands when attempting to book their Covid vaccine (Getty Images)

NHS witnesses ‘Glastonbury-style’ surge in jab bookings after call to over 25s