Tuesday, January 23, 2024

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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Monday, January 22, 2024

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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Sunday, January 21, 2024

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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Saturday, January 20, 2024

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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My agonising headaches make me bang my head off walls

Daren Frankish says his cluster headaches are like being hit with a baseball bat and stabbed in the eye.

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Woman found cancer after requesting mammogram at 79

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