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BBC News - Health
BBC News - Health
last updated: Nov 19 2019 1:26 AM
- NHS to pay tax bills to get doctors back to work
The row over pensions has led to doctors refusing to do overtime because they were being landed with hefty tax bills.
- NHS staff shortages put 'cancer survival rates at risk'
A Holyrood committee finds 18% of cancer patients in June were not seen within the six-week target.
- General election 2019: PM puts corporation tax cuts on hold to help fund NHS
Boris Johnson says public services will benefit as planned corporation tax cuts are put on hold.
- General election 2019: Labour vows to end dental check-up charges
Check-up charges in England of £22.70 will be scrapped under a Labour government, the party says.
- Switch to vaping 'helps smokers' hearts'
A month-long study on smokers suggests vaping could reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke.
- Severe allergic reactions rise in children in England over past five years
The parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died in 2016, call the increase "deeply alarming".
- Abusive note left on ambulance in Southend
The ambulance service said the person who left the message should "remember crews are there to save lives".
- Why more people are talking about the issue of social care
Social care pledges will be under intense scrutiny during the election, but why is it so important?
- Polio in Nigeria: 'I opposed vaccinations until my son caught polio'
A Nigerian father who used to chase health workers away from his home has a change of heart.
- General election 2019: Is the NHS the best health service possible?
The major parties in England have pledged billions more for the NHS over the next five years.
- 'Uncoordinated' codeine use caused Ipswich woman's death
An inquest hears the woman was able to get online prescriptions without her GP's knowledge.
- Emma Brown: My daughter's anorexia was a 'descent into hell'
Simon Brown lost his eldest child to the eating disorder - now he works with those who handled her care.
- Why being kind could help you live longer
A new institute has been set up to study kindness - as an antidote to an increasingly polarised world.
- Five things everyone with a vagina should know
Pubic hair is there for a reason, and other top tips from the woman known as Twitter's resident gynaecologist.
- General election 2019: NHS policy check - what to look out for in party manifestos
If you care about what the parties are promising on the NHS, here are some key issues to watch for.