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A2Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Japan now has 107,677 centenarians, the health ministry says, and about 88% are women. The oldest woman is Kishimoto Fuyo, 114, from Kyoto City, and the oldest man is Kato Hikaru,…
B1Monday, 14 September 2026
England is bringing in new school food standards, which the government calls once-in-a-generation changes. Deep-fried food will be banned, while fibre and wholegrains will…
C1Thursday, 10 September 2026
The UK's medicines watchdog, the MHRA, says new laws are needed to regulate AI in the NHS and other care settings. It issued 44 recommendations after an independent commission…
B2Tuesday, 1 September 2026
The NHS has begun the rollout of an updated flu vaccine after what it calls its busiest summer. This year’s jab, adjusted to match the Super-K strain that circulated last winter,…
A2Monday, 31 August 2026
The NHS in England will offer free cholesterol checks on the high street. People aged 40 to 84 who are not pregnant and have not had a blood test in the past year will be…
C1Sunday, 30 August 2026
Routine mammograms used to screen for breast cancer may also help spot heart disease, according to research presented in Munich at the European Society of Cardiology’s annual…
B1Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Women in England who have missed a cervical screening appointment will be offered HPV self-testing kits by the NHS. Over the next year, nearly four million will get invites on the…
B1Sunday, 23 August 2026
Patients in a South Yorkshire town are growing frustrated with an AI GP receptionist called Emma. Healthwatch Rotherham, the local watchdog, says some callers feel the system…
C1Wednesday, 19 August 2026
France has brought a new "aid in dying" law into force after approval by the country’s constitutional council and publication in the official journal. It establishes a right to…