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Are more people cutting off their parents?

Tue, 03/10/2026 - 09:52
Ben Cole Edwards, 30, built a career as a trauma coach after posting about being estranged from his mum.
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'I'm in constant pain after vaginal mesh surgery'

Tue, 03/10/2026 - 03:00
Susan McLarnon travelled to Downing Street later to call for "urgent action" to be taken on redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh implants.
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Sent 90 miles after giving birth while 'soaked in urine'

Mon, 03/09/2026 - 03:40
Four days after giving birth, Lizzy Berryman's psychosis forced her to be taken from York to Derby for specialist care.
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NHS England pauses new prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s

Mon, 03/09/2026 - 03:39
The health service said young people who already receive the drugs will continue to do so.
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NHS England pauses new prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s

Mon, 03/09/2026 - 03:39
The health service said young people who already receive the drugs will continue to do so.
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NHS England pauses new prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s

Mon, 03/09/2026 - 03:39
The health service said young people who already receive the drugs will continue to do so.
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'Women grow up with pain as a part of their lives'

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 20:06
A health campaigner says women's relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.
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'Women grow up with pain as a part of their lives'

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 20:06
A health campaigner says women's relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.
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Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure', says Chris Whitty

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 18:00
England's top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.
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Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure', says Chris Whitty

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 18:00
England's top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.
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Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure', says Chris Whitty

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 18:00
England's top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.
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How to use AI tools to support our wellbeing in safe and simple ways

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 17:42
Do you know the important difference between open and closed AI?
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It took 10 years to get surgery for my endometriosis

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 14:12
Ami Clarke shares her experience of living with endometriosis.
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It took 10 years to get surgery for my endometriosis

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 14:12
Ami Clarke shares her experience of living with endometriosis.
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Cancer patient leaves Dubai on 'miracle flight'

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 13:13
A woman arrives back in Plymouth in time to begin her chemotherapy treatment.
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Charity hopes new HQ can bring people together

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 09:12
Health Connections is to renovate six floors of its new base as spaces for people to come together.
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'Game-changing' urine tests could detect breast cancer, endometriosis and PCOS

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 09:11
New tests are being developed to spot early signs of breast cancer and endometriosis in urine.
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Surgeon's op on patient 1,500 miles away a UK first

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 09:02
The milestone procedure went well, with patient Paul Buxton saying he felt "fantastic".
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'I'm still haunted that he died alone': The last voices of the Covid inquiry

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 07:52
Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes three years of public hearings.
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'I'm still haunted that he died alone': The last voices of the Covid inquiry

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 07:52
Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes three years of public hearings.
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