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Hot weather: New health alert as weekend temperatures to hit 30C
The first Heat-Health Alert of the year is issued across large parts of England.
Plan 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.
Senior doctors plan 48-hour strike for July in England
British Medical Association said hospital consultants in England will walk out if members vote for action.
Gonorrhoea 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.
Ban disposable vapes to protect children - doctors
But others warn that could stop some adults giving up cigarettes, which are much more harmful.
Adenomyosis: NHS failing women, health ambassador says
Prof Dame Lesley Regan was appointed to support the Women's Health Strategy implementation in England.
Ghana 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.
Multi-cancer blood test shows real promise in NHS study
The Galleri test revealed the correct site of a tumour 85% of the time in a study with 5,000 patients.
Nursing: Strikes 'because patients are dying', says nurse
A Cardiff-based nurse on the picket line says there simply is not enough staff to cope.
Wolverhampton man jailed over £2m prescription-only drugs racket
Kieron Banks was found with more than 23,000 sleeping pills, the medicines regulatory body says.

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