[ad_1] Fergus WalshMedical editorCamilla HorroxGlobal health producerBBCApril Hubbard sits on the theatre stage where she plans to die later this year.She is not terminally ill, but the 39-year-old performance and burlesque artist has been approved for assisted dying under Canada's increasingly liberal laws.Warning: This article contains details and descriptions some readers may find disturbingShe is speaking to BBC News from the Bus Stop Theatre, an intimate auditorium with a little
[ad_1] Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesYounger children should not be given any drinks containing artificial sweeteners, UK experts are now advising.The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) recommendations apply to beverages such as sugar-free 'toothkind' squash that has ingredients such as aspartame, stevia, saccharin and sucralose. It says preschool children should become accustomed to drinking water instead.Sweeteners may help older children cut down on sugar though. What are
[ad_1] Fergus WalshMedical editorCamilla HorroxGlobal health producerBBCThis is the last picture of Wayne with his wife Stella (right) and children Emily and Ashley (left), taken on the day of his deathIt's 10am, and in a little over two hours, Wayne Hawkins will be dead.The sun is shining on the bungalow where the 80-year-old lives in San Diego, California with his wife of more than five decades, Stella.I knock on the
[ad_1] Getty ImagesPublic satisfaction with the NHS has hit a new low, according to the long-running British Social Attitudes survey.Just 21% said they were satisfied with the NHS in 2024, with waiting times and staff shortages the biggest concerns.Satisfaction rates have dropped sharply since the pandemic – in 2019, 60% were satisfied - with NHS leaders warning the findings should act as wake-up call for the health service.The poll -
[ad_1] BBCA new study is raising concerns about the synthetic hair used in braidingBraids are one of the most popular hairstyles for black women, worn by celebrities and aunties alike - but questions are being raised about its effects on our health.The process can last up to five hours as stylists deftly part small, evenly-spaced sections of hair, and gradually add in extensions.Despite the long salon visits, braids have always
[ad_1] Munaza RafiqDisability producerBBC / Emma Lynch"I was sobbing as I was put to sleep, and I was sobbing when I woke up."This is the painful memory Dani Czernuszka-Watt replays in her mind as she remembers going for the abortion she never wanted to have.Dani was told she would have to abort due to a medical complication from her previous pregnancy, but says the experience of going through the abortion
[ad_1] Society's move to cashless payments may have had an unintended positive side effect, surgeons say - fewer children needing operations or procedures to remove swallowed coins.The Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) experts looked back over hospital records in England since the Millennium. Procedures to remove foreign objects, including coins, from children's throats, airways and noses saw a "significant decline", of almost 700 cases by 2022.Historically, coins had accounted for
[ad_1] Ben GodfreyBBC Midlands TodayWest Midlands PoliceBrian Pitts ran the operation with the help of his former partner, Katie Harlow, from a villa in ThailandA gang leader who co-ordinated from Thailand a £4m fake Xanax drug-making operation in West Midlands sheds and garages has been jailed for eight years.Up to 11 million tablets were made in various locations in Tipton, Wednesbury and Wolverhampton and then sold on the dark web
[ad_1] Philippa RoxbyHealth reporterGetty ImagesChildbirth charities are warning parents that hands-free breastfeeding or bottle feeding, when a baby is being carried in a sling, is unsafe.The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) and the Lullaby Trust say the risks are highest for premature babies and those under four months old because their airways can be easily blocked.Their updated guidance follows an inquest into the death of a six-week-old boy who was being
[ad_1] About a quarter of the working age population - those aged 16 to 64 - do not currently have a job. [ad_2] Source link
