BRCA tests to be offered to Jewish people to detect cancer risk

NHS England says it wants to test 30,000 Jewish people over the next two years for faulty BRCA genes.

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Record Dry January saved the average person £118

This January was the driest in history with a survey suggesting one in five drinkers gave up alcohol.

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Elon Musk announces first Neuralink wireless brain chip implant

The company hopes that such chips can eventually help tackle complex medical conditions.

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Skin cancer blood test trial 'possibly saved my life'

Doctors at The Christie in Manchester used a blood test to help decide on José Sotorrio's treatment.

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NHS adds digital prescriptions to app after successful trial

Every digital order fulfilled will save the GP three minutes, NHS Digital says.

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Playing a musical instrument good for brain health in later life - study

Playing an instrument is especially good for brain health and should be encouraged, researchers say.

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Disposable vapes to be banned over fears for children's health

Rishi Sunak announces the plan saying "we must act" to tackle a rise in vaping among children.

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Growing skincare use by children is dangerous, say dermatologists

Dermatologists say products with ingredients potentially harmful to children are growing popular.

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Safety plea over co-sleeping baby deaths figures

A quarter of infant deaths in Scotland last year involved parents bedsharing with babies, the BBC learns.

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Nottingham attacks: NHS to investigate Valdo Calocane's case

Valdo Calocane was detained four times under the mental health act before killing three people.

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Ambulances delays lead Wilmslow GPs to drive patient to A&E

Two Wilmslow doctors say the NHS is "broken" after they had to drive a patient to A&E themselves.

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Child obesity in pandemic could have lifelong effects, study says

Researchers say children who gained weight in the pandemic could develop diseases later in life.

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Footballer Michael Owen on sight loss: 'I'd swap eyes with my son if I could'

The father and son on getting to grips with a degenerative eye condition.

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Millions lose access to free NHS earwax removal

Patients unable to afford private treatment are turning to "dangerous self-removal methods", the RNID says.

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Royal Blackburn Hospital: 'My dad, 80, spent 36 hours on corridor trolley'

Gail Myerscough says she is "horrified" patients are put on trolleys in corridors at Royal Blackburn.

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Theresa May's type 1 diabetes go-to was Jelly Babies

The former prime minister tells BBC News sweets helped her out in some sticky situations in meetings.

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Medics told not to report illegal abortions to police

The Royal College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians says women are being wrongly prosecuted.

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Sarah Ferguson: Duchess of York diagnosed with skin cancer

A spokesperson says a cancerous mole was found while the duchess was having reconstructive surgery.

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Bowels, bladders and sex: Rediscovering life after mountain crash

Extreme sportsman Niall McCann talks frankly about life after crashing into a mountain at 50mph.

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England's sexual health services 'at breaking point'

Soaring rates of gonorrhoea and syphilis infections threaten to overwhelm services, experts warn.

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