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‘Nasal tanners left me suffocating in hospital’

Edith Eagle says she felt she was “drowning in her own body” after using one of the unlicensed products.

Victim records claims sickening – attacks families

A hospital trust is investigating if medical records of the three victims were accessed “inappropriately”.

Victim records claims sickening – attacks families

A hospital trust is investigating if medical records of the three victims were accessed “inappropriately”.

More schools to be asked to supervise toothbrushing

School and nursery staff in the poorest areas will be asked to help young children brush their teeth

More schools to be asked to supervise toothbrushing

Dedicated funding will allow the scheme to reach the poorest areas in England, the government says.

Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England

Smacking is legal in some cases in England and Northern Ireland, but is banned in Scotland and Wales.

Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England

Smacking is legal in some cases in England and Northern Ireland, but is banned in Scotland and Wales.

Common vaginal ‘imbalance’ may be an STI

An overgrowth of bacteria in the vagina, known as BV, may be spread by sex, researchers say.

Common vaginal ‘imbalance’ may be an STI

An overgrowth of bacteria in the vagina, known as BV, may be spread by sex, researchers say.

Patients thank blood donors for life-saving plasma

Blood donated across England is being used to make immunoglobulin for the first time in 25 years.