Biggest fibre boost could be scraps in your bin, experts say
Chomping on vegtable skins, seeds and stalks could give us vital fibre, say food scientists.
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I didn’t know I was lacking in vitamin D until I collapsed at work
Doctors are finding vitamin D deficiency is increasingly widespread in the UK, especially in young people. But the symptoms are difficult to spot and can be missed.
Heart attack patient, 83, had to drive four hours for hospital appointment
Charles Swift faced a 140-mile round trip to get to a hospital, but had to drive himself.
New law changes make vape vending machines illegal
New vaping rules are now in force in the UK, but what does this mean.
Hundreds of GP practices lose online services after collapse of tech firm Silicon Practice
It will cause huge disruption in some parts of England and Wales, say GP leaders.
Concern over cut to young people’s mental health crisis scheme
The Card Before You Leave scheme ensures young people experiencing a mental health crisis who present at a hospital's emergency department are given a written appointment with specialists before leaving.
New rules for vaping and nicotine products… do you know them?
New rules for vaping and nicotine products... do you know them?
Vulnerable at risk as ‘life-saving’ drug needle site closes
Belfast charity workers warn people who use the "life-saving" service will be left without support.
Mum of critically ill baby denied hospital food as she wasn’t breastfeeding
Sophie Price had given birth in the same hospital five days earlier but was denied a hot meal.
Mum says teenage autistic son has been abandoned and falling through cracks in system
A County Londonderry mother says her son, who has autism and has turned 18, "is falling through cracks in the system".
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