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BBC Health Women's Health
Calls to improve endometriosis awareness in the workplace
Endometriosis causes significant workplace disability that employers and colleagues often fail to recognise, potentially affecting symptom management and career progression for affected…
15 Oct 2026 View brief →
UKHSA Infectious Disease
Data shows almost half of people with flu-like symptoms miss work or school
Almost 50% of people experiencing flu-like symptoms are absent from work or school, highlighting the significant socioeconomic burden of influenza-related illness in…
15 Oct 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
Hospital doctors to strike as pay dispute continues
Hospital doctors in Northern Ireland are planning industrial action in November over ongoing pay disputes with the BMA This escalation reflects continued…
15 Oct 2026 View brief →
BBC Health Oncology
Emotional TV plea for cancer research leads to meeting with PM
A Scottish athlete with inoperable brain tumours has successfully lobbied for increased investment in brain cancer research, highlighting the clinical need for…
15 Oct 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
Who is getting weight loss jags on the NHS in Scotland?
NHS Scotland has approved weight loss medications (GLP-1 agonists) for three years, but uptake remains extremely low with fewer than 800 patients…
15 Oct 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
No money for new emergency department, says minister
Health minister acknowledges new emergency department at Altnagelvin Hospital (Derry) as a priority, but funding is not currently available Budget constraints are…
15 Oct 2026 View brief →
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MHRA Mental Health / Psychiatry
Antidepressants: new safety measures for all patients to improve communication of the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviours and persistent sexual dysfunction
All antidepressants now require enhanced safety communication about risks of suicidal ideation/behaviour and persistent sexual dysfunction to ensure informed patient consent before…
15 Oct 2026 View brief →
BBC Health Respiratory / COPD / Asthma
Do you really need protein powder to build muscle?
Protein powder is not essential for muscle building—adequate protein intake from whole food sources can achieve the same results when combined with…
15 Oct 2026 View brief →
BBC Health Women's Health
‘Some think endometriosis is just a bad period, but it’s so much worse’
Endometriosis carries significant financial burden alongside physical symptoms, requiring recognition beyond characterisation as severe dysmenorrhoea in clinical assessment Parliamentary inquiry highlights the…
15 Oct 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
Fewer than 800 Scots have received weight loss jabs on NHS, BBC finds
Only 5 of 14 Scottish health boards currently offer weight loss medications (GLP-1 agonists) on the NHS, with fewer than 800 patients…
15 Oct 2026 View brief →