Tag Archive for: BBC News

Number of hay-fever sufferers seeking NHS advice triples
The NHS website's hay-fever advice pages received one visit every three seconds on Sunday.
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‘Miracle’ twins delivered successfully
The twins shared the same amniotic sac, blood flow and placenta before being delivered at 28 weeks.
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Mother jailed for taking abortion pills after legal limit
Carla Foster, 44, pleaded guilty to procuring drugs to induce an abortion at 32-34 weeks.
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Colin McFarlane: The Cube voice and The Dark Knight star diagnosed with prostate cancer
The 61-year-old, who was the voice of ITV's The Cube, encourages more black men to take blood tests.
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Watch out for heat exhaustion and heatstroke
Know the signs and what to do if someone is unwell in hot weather.
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What are the heat exhaustion and heatstroke symptoms?
Know the signs and what to do if someone is unwell in hot weather.
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Nurse says mum’s 16-hour Southend Hospital A&E wait was ‘awful’
Becky Higgs took her 70-year-old mum to Southend Hospital who say the incident "shouldn't have occurred".
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NHS: ‘Tired’ nurses and strikes see applications fall, university says
Anglia Ruskin University says it has had a 23% drop in people applying for nursing course this year.
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The Scottish islands desperately seeking doctors
There has been no permanent doctor on the Hebridean islands of Barra and Vatersay since last summer.
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Kenya sickle cell: Fighting to dispel the myths around the disease
Kenyan Lea Kilenga Bey campaigns for better treatment for those who have the genetic disease.
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