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Thousands will have died in UKs unprecedented May and June heatwaves
The study estimates that around 550 people died as a result of the heat between 21 and 29 May, and nearly 2,200 died between 18 and 28 June in England and Wales. May temperatures hit a new UK high of 35.1C at Kew Gardens on May 26 – a significant increase on the previous high…
Fewer than 800 Scots have received weight loss jabs on NHS, BBC finds
Dr Jane Sehgal is a GP and health coach based in Edinburgh who supports people who are paying privately for GLP-1s. She said weight loss was a complex condition to manage responsibly. Dr Seghal said it could be affected by a range of factors like sleep, stress, work-life balance and relationships – and that people…
Racism and staffing issues factors in failing maternity care, report finds
Failures within the system have been known about, and reported on, for years. The BBC has spent more than a decade speaking to bereaved and harmed families following poor care at Morecambe Bay, Shrewsbury & Telford, East Kent, Nottingham, Leeds and a number of other NHS Trusts, gathering evidence of failing maternity services.
Why is this meningitis outbreak so explosive?
This is famously the case in the Meningitis Belt – which stretches across 26 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia. Dust, high temperatures and low humidity throughout the dry season are thought to damage the back of the throat and give the bacteria a route into the body. This triggers regular epidemics.
