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BBC NewsPlan for GPs to offer NHS patients Wegovy weight-loss jab

But experts warn "skinny jabs" are not a quick fix or a substitute for a healthy diet and exercise.

BBC NewsAdenomyosis: NHS failing women, health ambassador says

Prof Dame Lesley Regan was appointed to support the Women's Health Strategy implementation in England.

BBC NewsGonorrhoea and syphilis sex infections reach record levels in England

There were 82,592 cases of gonorrhoea in 2022 - up 50% on the year before, officials say.

BBC NewsNursing: Strikes ‘because patients are dying’, says nurse

A Cardiff-based nurse on the picket line says there simply is not enough staff to cope.

BBC NewsKettering Skylark ward: Mum alarmed at ‘out-of-depth’ admission

The mother of a five-year-old boy speaks of his care at an under-fire children's ward.

BBC NewsBan disposable vapes to protect children – doctors

But others warn that could stop some adults giving up cigarettes, which are much more harmful.

BBC NewsGhana patients in danger as nurses head for NHS in UK – medics

The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries is "out of control", a nursing body says.

BBC NewsWolverhampton man jailed over £2m prescription-only drugs racket

Kieron Banks was found with more than 23,000 sleeping pills, the medicines regulatory body says.

BBC NewsManchester baby death investigated over ‘possible manslaughter’

"Possible gross negligence manslaughter" is being investigated after a baby died, police say.

BBC NewsDoctors failed to spot cancer ‘red flags’ – report

Charlie Puplett first went to her GP with common signs of colon cancer, but was not diagnosed for a year.