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Why you should eat kiwi and pineapple skins
Eating fruit and vegetable scraps such as peels and stalks could provide a health boost that most of us are missing, say UK researchers, external.
I gave birth in ambulance on A96 amid staff shortages at local hospital
Hannah Smith was travelling to Aberdeen Maternity Hospital as she could not go to Dr Gray's in Elgin.
'My low Vitamin D levels hit me like a truck'
Saskia Reeves-Priestley didn't know she had a Vitamin D deficiency until she suddenly collapsed at work.
'My low Vitamin D levels hit me like a truck'
Saskia Reeves-Priestley didn't know she had a Vitamin D deficiency until she suddenly collapsed at work.
How major policy shift is changing police response to mental health call-outs
999 calls will be triaged and if there is any risk of harm or to life, or if a crime is involved, the police will still attend.
Heart attack patient, 83, had to drive four hours for hospital appointment
Charles Swift faced a 140-mile round trip to get to a hospital, but had to drive himself.
Biggest fibre boost could be scraps in your bin, experts say
Chomping on vegtable skins, seeds and stalks could give us vital fibre, say food scientists.
I didn't know I was lacking in vitamin D until I collapsed at work
Doctors are finding vitamin D deficiency is increasingly widespread in the UK, especially in young people. But the symptoms are difficult to spot and can be missed.
New law changes make vape vending machines illegal
New vaping rules are now in force in the UK, but what does this mean.
Hundreds of GP practices lose online services after collapse of tech firm
It will cause huge disruption in some parts of England and Wales, say GP leaders.
Vulnerable at risk as 'life-saving' drug needle site closes
Belfast charity workers warn people who use the "life-saving" service will be left without support.
Concern over cut to young people's mental health crisis scheme
The Card Before You Leave scheme ensures young people experiencing a mental health crisis who present at a hospital's emergency department are given a written appointment with specialists before leaving.
New rules for vaping and nicotine products... do you know them?
New rules for vaping and nicotine products... do you know them?
NHS Western Isles prescribing weight loss drugs at triple the rate of other health boards
A new report finds "significant variation" between Scotland's health boards prescribing new medicines.
Mum of critically ill baby denied hospital food as she wasn't breastfeeding
Sophie Price had given birth in the same hospital five days earlier but was denied a hot meal.
Mum says autistic son, 18, left abandoned and falling through cracks in system
A County Londonderry mother says her son, who has autism and has turned 18, "is falling through cracks in the system".
Patient living in 'horrific pain' due to UK-wide drugs shortage
Jill Kenning says she has been unable to get a drug she uses to manage her condition.
Terminally ill mum who can't talk, walk or dress herself refused Pip payment
Rachael Field, from Rhondda Cynon Taf, had her tongue and voicebox removed and windpipe reconstructed.
Is all processed food bad for you?
Going to the supermarket has become a minefield.
Woman's Hour
What influence can a first lady have on world affairs?
More than third of deaths of ex-prisoners on probation drug related, says report
Politicians are being urged to tackle "systematic failures" in the criminal justice system.
Inside Health
And the barriers queer couples can face in accessing fertility treatment.
Woman says 40-mile journey to hospital while having contractions was 'scary'
The Southern Health Trust plans to temporarily transfer inpatient maternity services from Daisy Hill to Craigavon.
Exercise helps woman recover from partying life
Megan Hamon says her life has turned around after struggling with excessive drinking and partying.
Consultant doctors in England to strike next month
Senior doctors to stage 48-hour walkout, beginning on 25 November, in dispute over pay and pensions.
On frontline at hospital denying online claims it is 'dangerous' and 'dreadful'
Grange University Hospital has faced criticism over long delays, overcrowding and staff shortages.
'We're very busy' - Inside Wales' newest hospital
BBC Wales correspondent Owain Clarke visited the Grange Hospital following concerns about its safety.
Can you tell ferritin levels from your face?
Some creators are claiming they can spot "ferritin face". Doctors aren't so sure.
Can you tell ferritin levels from your face?
Some creators are claiming they can spot "ferritin face". Doctors aren't so sure.
Is 'ferritin face' a real thing - and can you really spot low iron from looks?
Videos in which people claim to spot the signs of low iron have attracted millions of views online.
Is 'ferritin face' a real thing - and can you really spot low iron from looks?
Videos in which people claim to spot the signs of low iron have attracted millions of views online.
The debating club that helped shape NHS architect Aneurin Bevan's drive for power
How a group of young radicals helped set Aneurin Bevan on the path to founding the NHS.
Health board still paying for research despite criticism over patient benefit
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board was due to pay Bangor University 110,686 for two researchers.
My 93-year-old mother waited 10 hours on the floor for an ambulance
Graham Anthony says his mum Margaret Owen was asking for help "and sometimes screaming in pain".
Wellbeing support demand for cancer patients grows
Macmillan Cancer Support Jersey publishes its annual report looking back at 2025.
I lost my job in a primary school due to endometriosis
A new report says nearly half of women with endometriosis have lost income due to the condition.
Fitness became an addiction that left me anxious and sleep deprived
Wayne Davies was left "constantly worrying" about race times, comparing himself to other runners on social media.
GP says she was forced out of job after raising concerns about gender treatment
The doctor says she faced a brutal investigation after she passed on complaints brought to her by other doctors.
I thought I was dying but it was health anxiety - here's how to recognise the signs
Hollie Sharman shares her experience of health anxiety and a doctor advises on how to manage symptoms.
Family's plea after autistic son escapes school
A mother says her son regularly climbs fences in their back garden and has "no sense of danger".
Bryan Cranston on death of Breaking Bad co-star RJ Mitte
US actor RJ Mitte, best known for his role as the defiant son of drug kingpin Walter White in the drama series Breaking Bad, died earlier this month at the age of 34.
Cancer patients centre at risk over 'disgraceful' funds move
The Department of Health has decided to take back 1.5m from the project, Belfast Trust officials have told a Stormont committee.
First personalised cancer vaccine cuts risk of disease returning in major trial
The scientists involved say the results could mark a turning point in cancer treatment, bringing personalised medicine a step closer.
'I thought I was dying but it was health anxiety'
Hollie Sharman shares her experience of health anxiety and a doctor advises on how to manage symptoms.
'Always remember, cancer doesn't discriminate'
Harriet Tsadioti says contracting breast cancer was one of her biggest fears growing up.
'Wildly unfair that my husband and I pay £4k a year for ADHD treatment'
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK without a formally commissioned, publicly-funded adult service for ADHD.
Rapid changes to care market risk to National Care Service, regulator says
Concerns raised as big private firms buy up care homes and home help fragmenting in England.
Give more people weight-loss jabs on the NHS, say MPs
Current plans for 6% of eligible patients to get Mounjaro by 2028 unambitious, say MPs.
'Difficult decision' to close Samaritans branch after more than 50 years
"Sadly, and due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, the difficult decision was reached to close the branch," they charity says.
First human case of Shamonda virus detected in France, officials say
The disease, which usually affects cattle, has been identified in a patient who died in early October.
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