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NHS to Provide Ruxolitinib Cream for Facial Vitiligo
The NHS will make the first approved medicine to restore lost skin colour available to tens of thousands of people with vitiligo affecting the face.
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Heart Health
NHS Sees Big Rise in High Blood Pressure Searches in 2025
In 2025 a large increase in people seeking NHS guidance about high blood pressure was recorded, with hundreds of thousands more visits to online information about risk and testing.
Women's Health
NHS Breast Screening Uptake Hits Ten-Year High
More women attended NHS breast screening in 2024/25 and thousands more cancers were detected at an earlier, more treatable stage.
Health News
NHS warns of possible second norovirus surge
NHS figures show a renewed rise in norovirus cases, prompting warnings about a potential second surge.
Anxiety and Mood
NHS launches campaign urging people with anxiety to seek help
NHS England has launched a major mental health campaign to encourage people living with anxiety-related conditions to seek treatment, warning that millions who could benefit are not…
Health News
Thousands Invited to Join GlobalMinds Severe Mental Illness Study
The NHS is inviting thousands of people with severe mental illness to take part in GlobalMinds, a three-year study designed to build the most detailed dataset yet on conditions such as…
Health News
NHS Waiting List Falls to Lowest Since February 2023
The NHS delivered more elective care in 2025 than any year on record, helping reduce the waiting list to its lowest level since February 2023.
Diabetes
Red Meat Linked to Higher Type 2 Diabetes Risk
A recent analysis of U.S. nutrition data found that higher red meat consumption is associated with greater odds of type 2 diabetes, while replacing red meat with other protein sources…
Sleep
Dark Showering: Can Dim Showers Improve Sleep?
If falling asleep is a struggle, you may have noticed a social trend called “dark showering.” The idea is simple: take a warm shower in dim or no light as part of your evening…
Anxiety and Mood
When Binge-Watching Signals Loneliness and Compulsion
A recent PLOS One study suggests that binge-watching can become linked with loneliness when it takes on addictive features.
Vaccines
Early planning cuts ambulance handover times
Ambulance handovers were more than two minutes faster on average in January, despite it being the busiest January since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diabetes
Super Bowl Ads Shift Perceptions of GLP-1 Drugs
With more than 127 million viewers and massive ad budgets, the Super Bowl is increasingly a forum for health messages.