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BBCs Ellie Price on changes to the Sugar tax

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Love Islands Dr Alex Georges ADHD diagnosis completely changed his life
Posted onJanuary 15, 2026 11:00 pmJanuary 15, 2026 11:40 pm

Love Island’s Dr Alex George believes his ADHD and OCD diagnoses “completely changed” his life. The former A&E medic, who grew up in Carmarthenshire but lives in London, wants improved waiting times for assessments after paying thousands of pounds for private ADHD and autism tests. In his new book, he discussed getting diagnosed and said…

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Menopause: Alternative to HRT for hot flushes now on NHS
Posted onMarch 11, 2026 12:55 pmMarch 11, 2026 1:19 pm

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Women’s healthcare chronically underfunded, says Melinda French Gates
Posted onSeptember 10, 2025 3:47 pm

Megha MohanBBC World Service gender and identity correspondent Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Melinda French Gates has pledged a total of $1bn for women’s care Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates has said women’s health is chronically underfunded, as she committed $50m to researching the issue. This is part of her pledge to invest $1bn in the field…

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Nobel Prize for immune system stops destructive rampage
Posted onOctober 6, 2025 11:37 am

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 has been awarded for discoveries that explain how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body’s own cells. The prize is shared by Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi and US researchers Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell. They discovered “security guards” that eliminate parts of the immune system…

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Generation K: The disturbing rise of ketamine abuse among young people
Posted onAugust 23, 2025 12:15 pm

Jane Deith BBC File on 4 Investigates BBC Listen to Jane read this article At the urology department of Burnley General Hospital, 26-year-old Ryan (not his real name) is having a drug solution inserted through a catheter – part of his treatment for a condition known as ketamine bladder. This procedure will not completely reverse…

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Vaccine roll outs cut deaths and infections by 60% says study
Posted onAugust 17, 2025 6:01 am

Dominic Hughes Global Health Correspondent Getty Images The study examines the impact of emergency vaccine roll-outs for five major infectious diseases, including Ebola Emergency vaccination programmes – rolled out in response to outbreaks of five major diseases – are believed to have reduced deaths by around 60% over a period of 23 years, according to…

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