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Woman’s hands can triple in size amid rare swelling attacks

Woman’s hands can triple in size amid rare swelling attacks

Chloe Davies Chloe Davies has hereditary angioedema, which can be life-threatening A woman whose body does not recognise when to
NHS and care regulator ‘not fit for purpose’

NHS and care regulator ‘not fit for purpose’

Getty The body responsible for inspecting NHS hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes in England is not fit for purpose,
Man in hospital for months despite being medically fit to leave

Man in hospital for months despite being medically fit to

BBC Matthew Sharp has been unable to leave hospital for nearly a year A disabled man has spent nearly 10
Blood stocks drop to ‘unprecedentedly low levels’ in England

Blood stocks drop to ‘unprecedentedly low levels’ in England

Getty Images The NHS is appealing for people with O-type blood to urgently come forward and donate, after blood stocks
Eight-year ADHD backlog in many parts of UK, BBC finds

Eight-year ADHD backlog in many parts of UK, BBC finds

BBC Nelly Naylor (top left), Rob Reiss (bottom left), Katie Drinkwater (centre), and Louise Nichols (top right) are just some
Woman needed HIV test after GP used old genital swab

Woman needed HIV test after GP used old genital swab

Science Photo Library A woman had to be tested for HIV after being given a vaginal examination with a swab
Weight-loss drug given green light to tackle heart problems

Weight-loss drug given green light to tackle heart problems

Getty Images The anti-obesity injection Wegovy contains the drug semaglutide Weight-loss treatment Wegovy has been approved by the UK’s medicines
Babies died after London hospital’s neglect

Babies died after London hospital’s neglect

Family handouts Sunny Parker-Propst (left) and Elena Ali died within weeks of each other during the first Covid-19 lockdown Two
Exeter woman died months after begging GP for help, inquest hears

Exeter woman died months after begging GP for help, inquest

A young woman died months after begging her GP for help with her chronic fatigue syndrome, an inquest heard. Maeve
Five takeaways from Boris Johnson’s Covid inquiry evidence

Five takeaways from Boris Johnson’s Covid inquiry evidence

He said that, whilst understandable, the different messages in different parts of the UK – where there were different Covid