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More than 58,000 digital pregnancy tests have been recalled after some wrongly told women they were expecting.more

Vaccination of children is not compulsory in the United Kingdom, but is supported by public health services (NHS) and available free of charge to a family doctor. Experts warn that myths about vaccines still need to educate the public.more

Diagnosis of syphilis in Wales rose by 53% from 2016 to 2017, while cases of gonorrhoea went up 21%, according to Public Health Wales' latest figures.more

Speech therapists are alarming: more and more three-year-olds have trouble speaking. Reason? Too early contact with smartphones - you can read in today's edition of "Nasz Dziennik".more

Pret a Manger will list all ingredients, including allergens, on its freshly made products following the death of a teenager who had an allergic reaction after eating a Pret sandwich.more

Some pharmacies, barber shops, train stations and even football clubs will be offering blood pressure checks, as part of a major BHF initiative to improve diagnosis of high blood pressure.more

Half of Irish people say their mental health suffered due to the economic recession with hundreds of thousands driven to thoughts of suicide or self-harm. The startling findings are revealed in a survey of the impact of the downturn on the emotional and mental wellbeing of the population.more

ffffAn ageing fleet, high sickness rates and slow uptake of technology hampers the ability of the NHS to answer 999 calls quickly, a review says.more

Obesity could overtake smoking as the biggest preventable cause of cancer in women 25 years from now, a new report has suggested. More must be done to raise awareness of the 'huge public health threat' posed by obesity, Cancer Research UK said.more

Polish 30-year-olds are more and more willing to take advantage of sick leave; according to ZUS data, in 2017 they spent over 70 million days on sick leave, which is over 15 million more than a decade ago - reported Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.more

Emotional testimonies from people infected with HIV and hepatitis have been heard at the start of the inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal.more

Life expectancy in the UK has stopped improving for the first time since 1982, when figures began. Women's life expectancy from birth remains 82.9 years and for men it is 79.2, the figures from the Office for National Statistics, for 2015-17, show.more

A girl with a severe sesame allergy died after eating an airport Pret a Manger baguette, which did not list the ingredients. Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, collapsed during a flight from Heathrow to Nice on 17 July 2016.more

Contact lens wearers have been warned to look after their eye hygiene following an outbreak of a rare infection which can cause blindness.more

One of Britain's biggest online pharmacies is stockpiling up to a million Viagra pills in preparation for a hard Brexit.more

Evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, has been found in placentas for the first time, in early research involving a small number of people, presented today by researchers from Queen Mary University of London.more

Labour is calling for a ban on parents-to-be being told the sex of their baby after early blood tests, amid fears it may lead to abortions of girls.more

Middle-aged drinkers are being encouraged to have more alcohol-free days as part of a new health campaign.more

18 people, including one child, were attacked during the running competition in Poland.more

This week, the Scottish government announced a plan to provide free sanitary products at schools and universities across the country, making it the first country in the world ever to do so. more

A couple spent £12,000 on a pioneering double-bypass heart operation for their pet labrador in a procedure never previously carried out on a dog.more

The main threats to the health of the British are diabetes, heart disease, dementia and Alzheimer's disease, according to a recently published report by the government agency Public Health England (PHE).more

A British man who died on a flight to Ibiza allegedly fell ill after taking cocaine, according to witnesses.more

Women in the UK are living shorter lives on average than most of their counterparts in Europe, according to an analysis by Public Health England.more

A young Laois man who suffered a devastating spinal injury while on holidays has arrived back in Ireland. Daniel Wolski, 20, was forced to spend a month in care after falling in Tenerife.more