health
Former nurse dies amid dementia drug shortages
Pearl Roche died with dementia weeks after her family struggled to get supplies of her medication. Source link
Heart trial after breast cancer has 'improved my life'
Lucy Shepherd is one of 90 women to take part in a trial helping cancer survivors come off medication. Source link
Families hit by long waits for dementia diagnosis
Hundreds of families say they have had to wait months or even years for a dementia diagnosis for a loved one. Source link
Urine test can spot more than nine in 10 bladder cancers
The NHS has been trialling the test and says the results so far are truly promising. Source link
Rising numbers of children in mental health crisis ending up in A&E
NHS emergency departments are seeing more cases of self-harm, eating disorders and emotional distress in young people. Source link
Women pose as men to buy testosterone online after prescription difficulties
One menopause specialists says she has seen women with up to 12 times the safe level of the hormone. Source link
People Fixing The World
What can be done to prevent, detect and treat the silent killer, sepsis? Source link
I'm on a mission to convince people to work less
Jo Hooper spent her 20s chasing career success, but had two work-related breakdowns before she was 31. Source link
New super flu vaccine rollout begins as NHS regroups from 'busiest summer'
This year’s jab has a few tweaks, including changes to better combat the Super-K strain. Source link
'Baby Tommy's here, Chelsea's not': First-time mum dies in childbirth
Chelsea McGillivray, from Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, fell into cardiac arrest during labour after what was believed to be a textbook pregnancy. Source link