BBC Health News

NHS funding: Theresa May unveils £20bn boost17 Jun 2018 17:10The PM says it will be part-funded by a "Brexit dividend" but Labour says this is a "hypothetical" windfall.
Computer game addiction: 'I spend 20 plus hours a week gaming'17 Jun 2018 22:02The World Health Organisation lists gaming addiction as a mental health condition for the first time.
Billy Caldwell: Senior MP urges reform over medical cannabis17 Jun 2018 22:42An MP leading an all-party group looking at medical cannabis calls for 'more fundamental reform'.
Over 40s health check to include dementia advice16 Jun 2018 04:58Public Health England wants to give advice to patients to help reduce the risk of the condition.
Teenager's cowpox diagnosis surprises doctors16 Jun 2018 03:09A 15-year-old boy is diagnosed with the historical disease now usually only found in animals.
Children in England consuming 'twice as much sugar as recommended'15 Jun 2018 03:28Youngsters in England have consumed their recommended 2018 sugar allowance before the end of June.

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