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Former EastEnders actress Kara Tointon has revealed she has undergone a double mastectomy following a gene test. The 41-year-old, also known for her work in dramas including The Teacher and Mr Selfridge, revealed that tests showed she carried the BRCA gene – which can put her at very high risk of cancer. Tointon, from Basildon in Essex, posted an Instagram …

Healthcare staff will start encouraging patients to enjoy nature and the outdoors in a new scheme in the West Midlands. More than 40 health organisations have received training and free booklets to share with people they support in the hope of boosting their well-being as part of the scheme from the RSPB and the West Midlands Combined Authority. The Nature …

Covid inquiry Dido Harding said she had repeatedly urged greater financial support payments during the pandemic If the UK had spent more money helping people to self-isolate during the pandemic then fewer people would have been infected or died, the former head of NHS Test and Trace has said. Baroness Dido Harding, who was in charge of the programme in …

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A representational image of an upset woman. — Canva Geo.tv illustration Dear Haya, I needed some practical advice regarding my relationship with my mother. My mother can be very toxic sometimes, discouraging and comparing me with other girls in the family and in family-friend circles. She often tends to dump all her frustrations on to me, even those that have …

Vials labelled “VACCINE Coronavirus COVID-19” and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed U.S. flag in this illustration taken December 11, 2021. — Reuters  The United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr announced in a social media post on Tuesday that the US has stopped recommending routine Covid-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and healthy children, circumventing the …

Nitrous oxide – known colloquially as “laughing gas” – has many uses, from a painkiller during dental procedures to a whipping agent for canned whipped cream. While its euphoric side effects have long been known, the rise of vaping has helped create a perfect delivery vehicle for the gas – and a perfect recipe for an addiction, experts warn. Meg …

Ethar Shalaby BBC News Arabic Noura’s family archive Noura and Mohamed at their home in Gaza City before the war began, where they hoped to raise a family “My nerves are shattered,” says Noura, a 26-year-old Palestinian woman, explaining that she has been “left with nothing”. After years of IVF treatment, she became pregnant in July 2023. “I was overjoyed,” …

A representational image shows a medical laboratory technician working in a research lab. — Reuters A 4-year-old Pakistani girl suffering from severe thalassemia has been successfully treated using a Chinese-developed gene-editing drug, marking the first time the technology has been used on a foreign minor, Chinese publication China Daily reported, citing the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai. Nicknamed …

BBC Tracey Meechan Tracey Meechan’s pain from an ovarian cyst is so severe she can’t bend over – she relies on her children to help her put her shoes and socks on. Every day the 41-year-old wakes up and wonders if any new symptoms are going to appear. She has been on an “urgent” NHS waiting list for surgery for …