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BBC News - Health
last updated: Sep 25 2018 7:53 AM
- Electrical implant helps paralysed people to walk again
Three paralysed patients are able to walk after an electrical patch is fitted to their spinal cords.
- Contaminated blood scandal: Inquiry 'must uncover truth'
Inquiry hears emotional testimonies by people caught up in the "worst-ever NHS treatment disaster".
- Laxative sales may be restricted under government review
The government is considering action amid fears they are being abused by people with eating disorders.
- Dentists call for pudding and sweet soft drinks ban in schools
Dentists are asking the Scottish government for a "bolder approach" on healthy food choices in schools.
- Obesity 'to be linked to more female cancers' than smoking
Cancer Research UK predicts excess weight will be linked to more cancers in women than tobacco in 25 years.
- Women harassed after seeking sperm donors online
One woman says a potential donor turned out to be married and had undergone a vasectomy.
- Mental health: Five hour journey for anorexia help
One teenage girl has to travel five hours to London to get treatment for anorexia due to a lack of Welsh services.
- Child mental health: Camhs 'not fit for purpose'
Families say children have to be suicidal before they receive help.
- NHS to save 'hundreds of millions' in landmark drug ruling in England
Two drug companies were trying to stop doctors offering a cheaper eye treatment.
- 'I gave birth, and got Hepatitis C'
When Jackie Britton was given a blood transfusion during childbirth, it could have killed her.
- Care job vacancies in England rise to 110,000
The government will launch an adult social care recruitment campaign to promote care careers.
- 'Don't go cold turkey' to quit smoking
The annual Stoptober campaign launches with a warning to seek help when trying to kick the habit.
- Shropshire hospitals baby deaths review cases rise to over 100
Baby and mother deaths, as well as birth injuries, are being reviewed at hospitals in Shropshire.
- Pre-sex HIV drug should be made available on NHS, MPs say
The Prep drug is cost-effective and proven to work, three MPs say.
- New cancer machine treats first patient in UK
A pioneering new machine allows doctors to see tumours as they administer radiotherapy to them.