Monday, 25 March 2019

Smear test top tips: How to make cervical screening more comfortable

Added: 21.03.2019 16:24 | 16 views | 0 comments

The smear test, or cervical screening, can make some women nervous. Here's how to make it stress free.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Check NHS cancer, A&E, ops and mental health targets in your area

Added: 21.03.2019 16:24 | 24 views | 0 comments

Use our tracker to check whether your local services are meeting waiting-time targets for cancer, routine operations, A&E and mental health treatment.

Tags: Router, Targus, Cancer

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hancock criticised for DNA test 'over-reaction'

Added: 21.03.2019 14:18 | 25 views | 0 comments

England's health secretary said it had saved his life by revealing a "higher risk of prostate cancer".

Tags: Rita Ora, Prostate cancer, England, DNA, Cancer

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cervical screening: DIY smear test could be 'game-changer'

Added: 21.03.2019 14:18 | 33 views | 0 comments

Women who miss cervical screening appointments are being given home-testing kits in a pilot scheme.

Tags: Women

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Assisted dying: Doctors' group adopts neutral position

Added: 21.03.2019 13:11 | 26 views | 0 comments

The Royal College of Physicians votes to adopt a neutral position on helping terminally ill patients die.

Tags: EU

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

'No consent' for teeth removal op on woman who later died

Added: 21.03.2019 9:20 | 28 views | 0 comments

Rachel Johnston, who had learning difficulties, died weeks after all her teeth were removed.

Tags: Women, Teeth

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Testosterone rules for female athletes 'unscientific'

Added: 21.03.2019 4:17 | 25 views | 0 comments

There is a lack of evidence for the cut-off point adopted by athletics chiefs, a BMJ editorial says.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NHS 'no chance of training enough staff'

Added: 21.03.2019 2:50 | 21 views | 0 comments

Experts are warning nurses and GP shortages will worsen in England, unless radical action is taken.

Tags: England

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Unprecedented drug shortage linked to Brexit, NHS bosses say

Added: 20.03.2019 20:19 | 24 views | 0 comments

Hospitals in England are experiencing a "spike" in medicine shortages, an NHS leader tells BBC Newsnight.

Tags: Hospitals, England, Brexit

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Instagram eating disorder content 'out of control'

Added: 20.03.2019 18:19 | 10 views | 0 comments

Psychiatrists raise concerns as the BBC finds children are swapping extreme images of weight loss.

Tags: Children

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

'My anorexia really loved Instagram'

Added: 20.03.2019 18:19 | 66 views | 0 comments

One woman who has overcome anorexia says Instagram didn't cause her eating disorder, but it made it worse.

Tags: Women

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Childcare offered for free to smear-test mums

Added: 20.03.2019 13:19 | 26 views | 0 comments

Dozens of childminders are offering an hour of free care so mothers can attend cervical screening appointments.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

San Francisco moves to ban e-cigarettes until health effects known

Added: 20.03.2019 10:19 | 26 views | 0 comments

The law would halt sales until vaping's health effects are fully evaluated by US regulators.

Tags: E-Cigarettes, Cisco, San Francisco

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Can exercise reverse the ageing process?

Added: 20.03.2019 10:19 | 21 views | 0 comments

It's not for everyone, but older athletes are pushing the limits of what the body can do as it ages.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gestational diabetes: Women left at risk, say researchers

Added: 20.03.2019 8:18 | 16 views | 0 comments

Left untreated, gestational diabetes can increase the risk of a stillbirth and other complications.

Tags: Rita Ora, Women, Cher

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Weedkiller glyphosate a 'substantial' cancer factor

Added: 20.03.2019 8:18 | 11 views | 0 comments

Jury to consider damages after one of the world's most widely-used weedkillers is blamed for cancer.

Tags: Cancer

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Could you run a marathon in your 80s?

Added: 20.03.2019 8:18 | 9 views | 0 comments

It's not for everyone, but older athletes are pushing the limits of what the body can do as it ages.

Tags: Marathons

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The good things about ADHD: 'It's my superpower'

Added: 20.03.2019 8:18 | 18 views | 0 comments

ADHD can sometimes be portrayed quite negatively, so an ADHD parents' support group asked us to make a film looking at some of the good things about it.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Potent cannabis increases risk of serious mental illness, says study

Added: 20.03.2019 1:50 | 23 views | 0 comments