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Activities such as dance classes being prescribed by the NHS are vital, isolation sufferers say.

Find out what experts believe the short and long term effects of a covid jab will be on your period.

The new health secretary returns to the cabinet 16 months after his shock resignation as chancellor.

The new health secretary must deal with massive waiting lists and exhausted health staff.

British Medical Association chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul urges Sajid Javid to focus on vaccinations and the NHS backlog.

The BBC's Andrew Marr fell ill with coronavirus, despite being vaccinated twice.

The former health secretary apologises after footage emerged of him kissing a colleague.

For three months, Bill Wilson lived a nightmare, trapped behind a plastic facemask fighting Covid.

Sean O'Hare suffered a double stroke, but 10 months on he regularly hikes in the Mournes.

Any adult will be able to get a vaccine without an appointment this weekend at hundreds of walk-in sites.

Peggy Copeman, 81, was neglected by a private ambulance service, a coroner concludes.

In a week of harrowing testimony, ex-pupils described how 72 friends died of Aids and hepatitis.

However, virus levels were low at the time and about a third of people returned tests afterwards.

The Delta variant has become even more dominant, but vaccines are making a difference.

Europe is gradually easing lockdown measures ahead of the tourist season.

Fans are being offered the "memorable experience" when they get vaccinated at the Emirates.

The trial will test whether a drug used to treat people with tapeworms can protect against Covid-19.

National Audit Office says winter test results took too long in England and too many consultants are used.

Winter viruses are flourishing as more people mix, and a doctor's chief says A&Es are struggling to cope.

About 430 women have been incorrectly excluded from Scotland's cervical screening programme.

Dave Smith, 72, from Bristol, was sent to hospital seven times over the last 10 months.

Symptoms such as fatigue and shortness of breath can persist for months.

Systems could not always cope with surges in demand during the winter wave in England, a review says.

An appeal is examining whether under-16s can consent to using puberty blockers.

Dr Nikki Kanani has encouraged everyone to come forward for their vaccine.

The Queen made the comments about the health secretary during her first in-person meeting with the PM for more than a year.

Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi says the UK's vaccination programme has passed another key milestone, with more than 60% of the adult population now fully vaccinated.

More than a quarter of a million children are absent from school in the UK because of coronavirus.

An appeal will examine whether under-16s can consent to treatment that delays the onset of puberty.

Scientists begin to give the drug to people at home with symptoms to see if it can keep them out of hospital.

Maternity services are failing women belonging to ethnic minorities, the charity investigating says.

Ministers are "working on" plans for quarantine-free travel from amber list countries if vaccinated.

But they say pain relief should be part of the discussion when fitting this type of contraceptive.

The current rules will remain in place until 19 July - with the aim of lifting remaining restrictions in August.

A senior employee wrote on Twitter that the extra holiday was to deal with "collective burnout".

Critics fear data could be misused but the health secretary says the system will deliver better care.

The first minister is expected to say a move to level zero in Scotland will be pushed back until mid-July.

More people are shunning the world's most widely used Covid vaccine over its perceived risk.

With the Olympics starting in July, Covid cases are coming down from a peak in May.

There are chronic shortages in some nations where Covid infections are surging, a key official says.

But Boris Johnson warns there could be a "rough winter for all sorts of reasons", including flu.

Seven organisations representing the sector in England say a plan must be published within a month.

Ex-pupils caught up in the infected blood scandal decades ago are giving evidence at an inquiry.

The BBC's Naga Munchetty says the procedure was one of the most traumatic experiences she's ever had.

NHS leaders say planning for an autumn rollout must start now as it will involve bigger challenges.

Vaccination, testing and new treatments should mean fewer restrictions if Covid infections increase.

A girl, 15, who donated her hair to a cancer charity finds out a year later she has cancer herself.

One patient describes spending two months on wards without seeing her family.

Luke Horne was self-isolating because he thought he had Covid - but his dad spotted something else was wrong.

Ros Atkins traces back the story of the Delta variant and how it delayed the UK’s reopening plans.