EPA Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said there is no budget for an assisted dying service, which MPs narrowly backed in a landmark vote on Friday. Streeting, who was one of the most senior opponents of the legislation, posted a lengthy message on his Facebook page explaining why he voted against the legislation. Among other … Read more
Simon King Lead Weather Presenter PA Media Amber heat health alerts have been issued across the whole of England with temperatures likely to exceed 30C for the first time this year. The alerts, which will be in effect from midday on Thursday until 09:00 BST on Monday, come as an expected heatwave approaches much of … Read more
Tomasz Schafernaker BBC weather presenter BBC Weather Watchers/Juniperbeddy Blue skies on the beach in Lowestoft, Suffolk Yellow heat health alerts have been issued for most of England with temperatures set to climb as high as 33C by the weekend. Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East England, the South East, the South West … Read more
Women will be able to speak to medical specialists about issues such as the menopause, sexual health and mental health at a free event next month. The two-hour session is due to take place at the Penn Manor Medical Practice, an NHS GP surgery in Wolverhampton, from 10:00 BST on 5 July. GP Shivaleela Bailwad … Read more
Eve Jones Eve Jones says messaging promoting extreme thinness online is detrimental A woman who struggled with anorexia said she had to delete TikTok to protect her health after “skinnytok” flooded her feed with “damaging” weight loss advice. If you have not heard of it, “skinnytok” is a controversial side of social media where people … Read more
NHS Confederation A senior NHS leader has criticised the health service, saying his mother received a “black service, not an NHS service” as she died. Lord Victor Adebowale, chair of the NHS Confederation, which represents health managers, described his mother Grace’s death as “undignified”. The 92-year-old died in January of suspected lung cancer, although it … Read more
You don’t always hear the warning signs of a failing heart, but what if your watch could? India is facing a silent cardiac crisis. Heart diseases are claiming more lives here than ever before, with 272 out of every 100,000 people succumbing to it, more than the global average of 235. With heart-related conditions rising … Read more
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Marie-Louise Connolly, Denise O’Connor and David Hunter BBC Spotlight BBC Shelley Browne was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis after Ruby’s birth A new mother who was detained in a psychiatric hospital for five weeks says she “felt like a prisoner” because she was separated from her baby. Shelley Browne, who had postpartum psychosis, was admitted under … Read more
Annabel Rackham and Steven McIntosh Culture reporters BBC Ranganathan said he used running, reading and breathing exercises to help centre himself when feeling down Romesh Ranganathan has said he is in “one of the best places I’ve ever been in my life”, after years of struggling with his mental health. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s … Read more