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Flu season has come early and cases are rising among children, NHS England says.
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Lead photoFlu season has come early and cases are rising among children, NHS England says.

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'Game-changing' HIV protection jab approved in England and Wales
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BBC researchers caught pharmacists trying to sell Botox without assessing patients first.

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First-year resident doctors back strike action over jobs shortage
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Former England captain Moody reveals MND diagnosis
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My eating disorder made me good at lying, says Victoria Beckham
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BBC News12 Oct 2025EastEnders' Kellie Bright on the challenges of being parent of an autistic child
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Scientists win Nobel Prize for discovering why immune system does not destroy the body
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Why the world is watching RFK's fight with US health agency
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The trade in US body parts that's completely legal - but ripe for exploitation
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What is chickenpox and how can I get my child vaccinated?
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The teenage caffeine pouch trend troubling US experts
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Sleep, exercise, hydrate - do we really need to stick to recommended daily doses?
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The English neighbourhood that claims to hold the secret to fixing the NHS
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How does the disposable vape ban work, and how harmful is vaping?
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Labour's plan for benefits throws up a bigger dilemma
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First place in British Isles set to approve right to die
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Generation K: The disturbing rise of ketamine abuse among young people
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Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?
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How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?
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The junior doctors' strikes may be over. But is trouble ahead?
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Union and government to restart talks on ending doctor dispute
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Doctors' union agrees to resume talks with Streeting
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Resident doctors in England went on strike over pay for five days at the end of July 2025.

Covid care home policy was 'least worst decision' - Hancock
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Covid inquiry hears of 'generational slaughter'
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Covid inquiry to look at impact on care services
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Cash to isolate 'would have cut Covid deaths'
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Johnson wanted tighter Covid rules, inquiry hears
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Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm evidence to be heard in private
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Large UK-wide pandemic preparedness tests planned this year
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Families failed by Covid jabs tell inquiry of pain
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NHS hours from PPE running out in Covid - Hancock
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Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request
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Covid inquiry told of trust do-not-resuscitate rule
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Japan allows over-the-counter 'morning after' pill for first time
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Report shows 'stark' gender gap in HIV prevention
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'Marginalised and menopausal' women given spotlight
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Councils should not cut 'vital' physical activity - former Olympian
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