Healths

Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request

Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request

Boris Johnson’s government blocked a request to fund another 10,000 hospital beds at the height of the Covid pandemic, the chief executive of NHS England has said. Amanda Pritchard told the UK Covid-1 …

Cut and bulk: Teenagers explain why they want to get ripped

Cut and bulk: Teenagers explain why they want to get ripped

Ripped. Shredded. Jacked. Swole. Which are you? Gym jargon such as this, which refers to the size and definition of muscles, has long been heard exchanged between pumped men in gym locker rooms - and …

Doctors' union agrees to resume talks with Streeting

Doctors' union agrees to resume talks with Streeting

The British Medical Association (BMA) and Health Secretary Wes Streeting have agreed to resume talks following the end of the latest strike by resident doctors in England. The five-day walkout, which …

Doctors' union warning over online booking safety risk

Doctors' union warning over online booking safety risk

The doctors union, the British Medical Association (BMA), has warned that potentially serious health problems could be missed by GPs, and lead to patients being harmed, when a new online booking syste …

EastEnders' Kellie Bright on the challenges of being parent of an autistic child

EastEnders' Kellie Bright on the challenges of being parent of an autistic child

I've been desperate to make a documentary about special educational needs and disabilities (Send) for ages. You might know me as EastEnders' Linda Carter but I'm also a mum to my autistic son. He's al …

Eat kiwi fruit to relieve constipation, says guidance

Eat kiwi fruit to relieve constipation, says guidance

Eating several kiwi fruit a day can help relieve constipation and is a better starting point than worrying about a high-fibre diet, according to new guidance for doctors on the condition. The advice s …