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How a 'seated salsa' can help your lower back

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 12:30
It's hard to tone your lower back muscles, but this handy exercise can help.
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Support network helped us to breastfeed, say mums

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 08:12
Two mums who struggled to breastfed their babies say a peer support group helped them.
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A walk-in fishermen's clinic saved Tom from sepsis - and could transform the NHS

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 02:01
Tom Parker was treated in one of 70 harbour health clinics after breaking his fibula fishing at sea.
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Why has RFK Jr scrapped funding for vaccines?

Thu, 08/07/2025 - 17:35
US to Pull $500m from mRNA Vaccine Research Citing “More Risk Than Benefit”
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'Hoarding was a way to protect myself from the world'

Thu, 08/07/2025 - 11:40
Hoarding is often misunderstood - and it can be a symptom of deep trauma. One woman shares how hoarding impacted her life - and her road to recovery.
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Could RFK Jr's move to pull mRNA vaccine funding be a huge miscalculation?

Wed, 08/06/2025 - 17:18
The US is withdrawing $500m for vaccines for diseases like flu and Covid. Health correspondent James Gallagher asks if it's the right call.
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Union and government to restart talks on ending doctor dispute

Wed, 08/06/2025 - 14:03
BMA says there is window of opportunity in coming weeks to reach a settlement after 12 strikes.
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Inside Health

Tue, 08/05/2025 - 12:00
We try to figure out why drug deaths are at an all-time high - and what can be done.
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New support helps parents cope with ICU trauma

Tue, 08/05/2025 - 08:08
Charlotte says she feared the worst when her baby was taken into intensive care at St Mary's Hospital.
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Artists help pupils and centre users create murals

Sun, 08/03/2025 - 09:32
The murals are created at a special education school and wellbeing and cancer support centre.
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Why is it so hard to say no?

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 14:41
Dr Sunita Sah explains to Drs Xand and Chris van Tulleken why many people find it difficult.
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Older driver rules 'could have saved mum's life'

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 13:33
Claire Eady is calling for new regulations after losing her elderly mother in a crash.
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The teenage caffeine pouch trend troubling US experts

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 03:06
Some social media influencers are pushing products to young gym-goers and students, health experts warn.
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The teenage caffeine pouch trend troubling US experts

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 03:06
Some social media influencers are pushing products to young gym-goers and students, health experts warn.
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Mums' support group 'buzzing' at award nomination

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 02:05
Omagh group Support 2gether is a finalist in the BBC's Make a Difference Awards.
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Former nurse loses legal challenge over private gender clinic

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 20:07
A High Court challenge over the registration of England's first private gender clinic for teenagers has failed.
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Boost our pay or risk strike action, warn nurse leaders

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 14:23
Royal College of Nursing wants urgent talks on way NHS contract works, warning nurses feel undervalued.
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Sara Pascoe: 'I don't know how relationships survive parenthood'

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 13:56
The comedian talks about some of the things she has struggled with as a new mother in her forties.
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Sara Pascoe: 'I don't know how relationships survive parenthood'

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 13:56
The comedian talks about some of the things she has struggled with as a new mother in her forties.
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Major healthcare equipment firm on brink of failure

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 00:15
NRS Healthcare, which provides wheelchairs, hoists and other equipment, is expected to run out of cash by the end of the week, the BBC understands.
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