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Munaza RafiqDisability producer Family handout Wren waited more than a year to receive her NHS manual wheelchair, which she has nearly grown out of More than a thousand disabled children across the UK are waiting for wheelchairs and mobility equipment that could transform their lives, Whizz Kidz say. The charity, which helps wheelchair users up to 25 years old, has …

The price the NHS pays for medicines will need to rise to stop a wave of pharmaceutical investment leaving the UK, science minister Patrick Vallance has said. His comments follow several recent announcements from some of the world’s largest drug companies either pausing or scrapping UK projects. Critics in the sector say low prices for new drugs, a lack of …

Family handout Tommy died when he was seven months old The night a baby died with an undiagnosed heart condition in a Kent hospital was “quite chaotic”, a court has been told. Head nurse Ronald Carrido was giving evidence at an inquest into the death of seven month-old Tommy Kneebone on 21 January, 2023, at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Pembury, …

Obesity and nutritional epidemiologist Dr Deirdre Tobias explains how chia seeds can help you add more fibre to your diet – but only if you’re still eating a balanced diet. Source link

James GallagherHealth and science correspondent BBC/Fergus Walsh Professors Ed Wild and Sarah Tabrizi led the UK part of the trial One of the cruellest and most devastating diseases – Huntington’s – has been successfully treated for the first time, say doctors. The disease runs through families, relentlessly kills brain cells and resembles a combination of dementia, Parkinson’s and motor neurone …

Getty Images Thousands of pharmacies in England will offer free NHS flu spray doses to toddlers for the first time this year. The vaccination is given via a child’s nose and two and three-year-olds could previously access them at their GP surgery. Around 4,000 pharmacies have signed up to deliver the vaccine to 1.2 million eligible toddlers from 1 October. …

A representational image of a person putting a coin in their savings jar. — Canva Geo.tv illustration Dear Haya, I really find it difficult to save from my modest income. I’ve been working for the last five years and completely dependent on my job to earn my monthly salary. While I try to manage the usual household expenses, it is …

An NHS trust at the centre of concerns over its poor maternity services has had to repay almost £5m after wrongly claiming it provided safe care to mothers and their babies. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was paid the money after saying its services met safe standards of care and staffing. But a subsequent investigation by the health service’s litigation …

Getty Images Finding the right period product for you can be a difficult task For many of us, our first lessons about periods were brief and practical, often limited to learning how to use pads or tampons. Alongside these traditional options, there’s now a wider range of products available, including reusable options such as menstrual cups, period pants and washable …

A view shows The World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025. — Reuters  WHO spox says some studies suggested possible association. Evidence remains inconsistent, says Tarik Jasarevic. Warns against drawing casual conclusions in this regard. Neither the painkiller Tylenol nor vaccines have been shown to cause autism, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday, following …