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'Buy one, get one free' deals for unhealthy food banned

'Buy one, get one free' deals for unhealthy food banned

Price or multibuy promotions on unhealthy food and drink, such as 'buy one, get one free' deals, are to be banned in England from Wednesday. The restrictions will apply to supermarkets, larger high st …

'Game-changing' HIV protection jab approved in England and Wales

'Game-changing' HIV protection jab approved in England and Wales

An injection to prevent HIV is to be offered to patients on the NHS in England and Wales for the first time, bringing the policy in line with Scotland. The long-acting shot, given six times a year or …

'I missed a £100 council tax bill while in hospital – the debt ballooned to £6k'

'I missed a £100 council tax bill while in hospital – the debt ballooned to £6k'

When Mike Barley almost died in a motorbike crash on the way home from work, he did not think his biggest worry during recovery would be the council tax bill he had been sent that same day. But after …

'It gave me my voice back': How group singing is helping new mums with postnatal depression

'It gave me my voice back': How group singing is helping new mums with postnatal depression

Specially designed singing classes are clinically effective at treating mums with postnatal depression, a major three-year study has found. The authors say they could also be cost effective for the NH …

'Marginalised and menopausal' women given spotlight

'Marginalised and menopausal' women given spotlight

'When the menopause enlightenment happened, non-white women were still not part of the conversation,' says Bami Adenipekun. The 49-year-old equity consultant said she considers her brain now to be 'mo …

'My first cervical screening was over before I knew it'

'My first cervical screening was over before I knew it'

People not knowing about options to make their cervical screening easier and more comfortable is 'costing lives' , a cancer charity warned last month. To find out what having the test is really like f …