Gail Cairns started experiencing sight loss, headaches, and eye pain, but did not go to an optician when she first had symptoms. ‘My eyesight might been saved if I’d gone to the optician sooner’
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Former England captain Lewis Moody says in an exclusive BBC interview he has “a reluctance to look the future in the face”. Former England captain Moody reveals MND diagnosis
Some children paid “the highest price” of death because of redeployments, says health visiting charity head. Children harmed by decision to redeploy health visitors, Covid inquiry hears
Seven people died following multiple failures by Karen Booth who continues to work for the NHS. Top NHS boss backed surgeon whose failures contributed to deaths
The meetings allow primary and secondary school councils to shape policy directly with government. School Council Network focusing on digital safety
Students share their experiences with freshers’ flu – and what they’ve done to get better. Freshers’ flu: ‘I’m coughing all the time’
A charity says it has had more than 100 complaints about a lack of interpreters at the hospital. Deaf people criticise hospital interpreter delays
When Harry turned 18, he no longer had access to various healthcare services, his mum says. ‘Why won’t anyone give my son access to healthcare?’
It’s not the actual flu, and it’s rarely serious, but when thousands of students arrive on campus they bring a cocktail of viruses. What exactly is freshers’ flu – and why do so many get it?
Baroness Kathy Willis talks about the importance of green and blue spaces in cities. ‘Nature should run through a city the same way that water does’
Up to half of patients coming to some pharmacies are being turned away because they are not eligible. Pharmacies facing angry patients over Covid jab confusion
BBC Morning Live’s Dr Oscar Duke shares his advice on how to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look after yourself. Is it a cold, flu or Covid – and how to avoid the worst
British Medical Association say 30,000 medics were chasing 10,000 jobs this year. First-year resident doctors back strike action over jobs shortage
More than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction, say experts. Alarming number of people now vape, says WHO
Chris explains how he makes time for nature, even when living in a big city. Chris and Xand from What’s Up Docs? explain how they make time for nature
The prize-winning work explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body’s own cells. Nobel Prize for discovering immune security guards
Former England captain Lewis Moody reveals he has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease in an exclusive BBC interview. Former England captain Moody reveals MND diagnosis
It’s not the actual flu, and it’s rarely serious, but when thousands of students arrive on campus they bring a cocktail of viruses. What exactly is freshers’ flu – and why do so many get it?
The soap actor meets families fighting for their children’s education for BBC Panorama. Eastenders’ Kellie Bright on the challenges of being a Send parent
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