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‘Wildly unfair that my husband and I pay £4k a year for ADHD treatment’

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK without a formally commissioned, publicly-funded adult service for ADHD.

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I thought I was dying but it was health anxiety – here’s how to recognise the signs

Hollie Sharman shares her experience of health anxiety and a doctor advises on how to manage symptoms.

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Private care home investors a risk to public sector, regulator says

US investors are buying up UK care homes – a situation regulators say they are “watching carefully” in case it threatens plans for a National Care Service.

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Give more people weight loss jabs on the NHS, say MPs

Current plans for 6% of eligible patients to get Mounjaro by 2028 unambitious, say MPs.

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Haematology centre for cancer patients at risk over ‘disgraceful’ funds move

The Department of Health has decided to take back £1.5m from the project, Belfast Trust officials have told a Stormont committee.

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‘Difficult decision’ to close Samaritans branch after more than 50 years

“Sadly, and due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, the difficult decision was reached to close the branch,” they charity says.

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Why getting dressed can cause daily meltdowns for some people

Naomi Potter set up her own clothes company after feeling overwhelmed by the feeling of some clothes.

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First human case of Shamonda virus detected in France, officials say

The disease, which usually affects cattle, has been identified in a patient who died in early October.

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First human case of Shamonda virus detected in France, officials say

The disease, which usually affects cattle, has been identified in a patient who died in early October.

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‘I can’t do a play, a film or read any more’, says Dame Judi Dench

Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench says her eye condition has left her unable to perform on stage or read, more than a decade after she was diagnosed.

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