Former footballer Mel Tottoh was diagnosed with myeloma after months of rib and back pain. ‘My cancer was dismissed as a pulled muscle’
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It’s peak pollen season so we set out the best ways to treat hay fever symptoms, and other advice. Why is my hay fever so bad this year?
Matthew’s father died late last year – before learning the truth about his family history. We always joked dad looked nothing like his parents – then we found out why
Handwritten notes show the wartime prime minister’s frustration over slow penicillin production. Handwritten notes reveal Churchill’s penicillin concern ahead of D-Day
New testing methods which are more accurate than previous tests lead to the changes. Cervical screening changes set to start in Jersey
The free Wolverhampton session is aimed at showing women what support is available, organisers say. Menopause among topics for free women’s event
As MPs debate whether to legalise assisted dying, we speak to those providing end-of-life care. Hospices are at centre of debate over assisted dying bill – what do they think?
It sneaks toxic drugs inside cancer cells to hit them hard while minimising side-effects. World-first blood cancer therapy to be given on NHS
But the NHS in England is still well below its target for seeing patients within 18 weeks. Hospital backlog drops to lowest level in two years
The government has written to the supermarkets to say the adverts are banned by a law passed in 2002. Sainsburys and Morrisons told to stop tobacco ads
Kieran Innes was worried he would have to curtail his future plans when his kidneys failed. My dad gave me a kidney – now I can have my dream wedding
Women would never be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy under proposed new laws. MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales
Eve Jones, who had anorexia, says banning “skinnytok” only scratches the surface of a larger issue. I quit TikTok to avoid eating disorder relapse
A NHS trust and hospital manager have been found guilty of health and safety failings over the death of Alice Figueiredo. We quit our jobs, sold our home twice and spent 10 years fighting for the truth
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A new BBC documentary looks at how a diagnosis of bipolar disorder at 57 changed the celebrity chef’s life. Mood swings fuelled Heston Blumenthal’s genius. But the highs got higher and the lows got darker
NHS Confederation chair Lord Adebowale says his mother’s death illustrates inequalities in the system. I’m an NHS leader – but mum still suffered at hands of health service because she was black
Invitations be sent out by the NHS every five years instead of every three for women aged 25-49 in England, if they have a negative test. Cervical screening invites to change in England
A medical tribunal has found a senior doctor’s failings amounted to gross negligence and misconduct. Martha doctor’s failings ‘particularly grave’
Doctors call it “astonishing” Wales is behind Northern Ireland where abortion became legal in 2019. Wales is UK worst for surgical abortions, says charity