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Kidderminster premises plea as wellbeing charity told to move
Posted onAugust 16, 2025 11:24 am

Tom Edwards BBC Hereford & Worcester Tanya Gupta BBC News, West Midlands BBC The charity offers counselling, exercise classes and training A health and wellbeing charity has said it is in desperate need of new premises after it was told to leave its current site. Simply Limitless offers counselling sessions to help support people’s mental…

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Women able to access UTI medicine from pharmacy without GP visit
Posted onOctober 2, 2025 12:26 pm

BBC Sian Jones says she hopes the new service will help improve access to medication for women suffering from UTIs A woman who has endured the pain of urinary tract infections (UTIs) all her adult life has welcomed the news that 99% of pharmacies in Wales will now able to treat the condition without a…

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Schools to teach about endometriosis, periods and cancer screenings
Posted onDecember 4, 2025 2:16 amDecember 4, 2025 3:48 am

Jenny ReesWales health correspondent Athika Ahmed Molly Fenton and Athika Ahmed want better education on women’s health issues in school Young women say they were taught how to open a bank account in school, but not how to change a tampon or spot signs of cancer. “As a person from an ethnic minority background, in…

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Fertility clinics must stop unproven treatments, watchdog warns
Posted onSeptember 10, 2025 1:56 pm

Smitha MundasadHealth reporter Getty Images Both NHS and private fertility clinics must stop offering unproven treatments that don’t help people have children, new official guidelines say. The draft guidance advises against several popular fertility “add-ons”, including so-called endometrial scratches. These add-ons can “give false hope and put people through unnecessary procedures at an already difficult…

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Trying to Get 10,000 Steps a Day? New Study Pinpoints the Number You Really Need
Posted onAugust 15, 2025 9:58 am

New research is challenging the long-standing belief that you need to walk at least 10,000 steps—or about 5 miles—a day to stay healthy. The meta-analysis, published in The Lancet Public Health, found that walking just 7,000 steps a day may provide protection against a range of diseases, including cancer, dementia, and heart disease. These findings…

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John Whaite: Strictly contestant and Bake Off winner reveals steroid addiction
Posted onNovember 17, 2025 4:39 pm

Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter Shutterstock/ITV TV chef John Whaite has revealed his five-year addiction to steroids “made me want to end my life”. The 36-year-old is best known for winning The Great British Bake Off in 2012, and came second as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2021. In an emotional video posted on Instagram,…

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