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Although uncomfortable, bedbug bites are not typically dangerous and are often easily dealt with.

The prime minister tells the BBC he backs the move because there is "no safe level of smoking".

The chief medical officer says as a doctor he sees people in hospital desperate to stop smoking.

A new scheme is helping women in Lincolnshire stop smoking before they give birth.

Cleaning on the Paris-London route is "highly effective at eliminating bugs", Eurostar says.

A support service for NHS staff reports a 77% rise in doctors seeking help for mental health issues.

Doctors are encouraged to identify problem gamblers and those at risk at the earliest possible stage.

Cheshire Police begins a corporate manslaughter inquiry at a hospital after the conviction of Lucy Letby.

Mr Muhammad Adil is struck-off after undermining public confidence in the medical profession.

Measure aims to ensure children of today would not be able to buy cigarettes in future.

Continuing double doctor strike is compromising urgent care, bosses say, but union blames bad planning.

Sir Patrick Vallance writes of No 10 "chaos as usual" in diary extracts released to the Covid inquiry.

France is alarmed as "les punaises", as they're known in French, spread fear and loathing.

Health Secretary promises consultation on NHS constitution, calling for a "common-sense" approach.

Some 4,500 women were fitted with coils as part of attempts to limit the territory's population.

The move has been prompted by a rise in patients testing positive for Covid, senior medics say.

A mother tells BBC Spotlight she fears her son could die waiting for life changing surgery

Government decisions in the pandemic's early days will be scrutinised as the Covid inquiry continues.

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman developed the technology which led to Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines.

Deals are in place to make 100 million doses of the vaccine each year to fight the complex disease.

Health officials are encouraging anyone eligible to get jabs to protect against Covid and flu.

A three-day walkout by junior doctors and consultants began on Monday as the pay dispute escalates.

Experts say the findings could lead to "enormous change" in the way the treatment is delivered.

A former employee told the BBC there was a lack of responsibility over a new computer system.

People born using a sperm or egg donor will soon be able to find their biological parents' identities.

Jake Andrade has had a rare type of the blood cancer twice since he was 13-years-old.

A pilot project aims to focus the practice's limited NHS capacity on people with the greatest need.

Christine Campbell has ovarian cancer and says the health system is not fit for purpose.

Many people are needlessly avoiding the most common antibiotics, which are the most effective.

Artificial-intelligence technology can guide surgeons, which should make complicated operations safer.

Think tank wants financial incentive to keep NHS nurses, midwives and physios in England for 10 years.

Some staff at University Hospitals Birmingham say they feared complaining would only make things worse.

It will involve users taking their own illegal drugs in a hygienic environment under supervision.

Martyn Pitman claims he was dismissed for raising concerns about midwifery care at a hospital.

Christie Harnett, 17, and another woman took their own lives at separate hospitals in Middlesbrough.

The Lib Dem leader launches an all-out attack on the Tories' NHS record in his conference speech.

The messaging around vaping may be driving children and teens to take up the habit, says expert.

It will track cases of a number of winter illnesses to help monitor pressure on the NHS.

Workers are taking more days off due to stress, Covid and the cost-of living crisis, research suggests.

The UK Health Security Agency's agreement enables the production of millions of influenza vaccines.

The healthcare regulator seeks urgent assurances over patient safety at Newcastle Hospitals.

Will Grocott, 15, is the first to receive treatment from the service at Addenbrooke's Hospital.

BBC journalist Anna Varle shares her experience of skin cancer to raise awareness.

Asthma and Lung UK says people with breathing difficulties are being denied the diagnosis they need.

Asian women are being encouraged to push past cultural stigma and get checked for breast cancer.

There are calls for both sides to end the doctors' pay row, ahead of joint strike action next week.

Hospital admissions have risen since the summer and a new variant is spreading. Should we be concerned?

The 19-year-old is named as Sudiksha Thirumalesh after legal restrictions are lifted.

Further evidence emerges that a serious infection can leave some major organs with long-term damage.

Ella, nine, finds hospital "boring" and loves the lessons which are believed to be a hospital first.