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Public Health Agency recalls 150 women for cancer test One hundred and fifty women in Northern Ireland are being recalled to have their cervical smear test redone. It follows the discovery that the procedure had not been carried out properly. The women belong to two different GP surgeries in Newtownabbey and...

Over 40s health check to include dementia advice People over 40 in England will be given advice on dementia as part of their free NHS health check. Guidance on how to reduce the risk of dementia will be given to patients at GP surgeries and through community health programmes. Public Health England (PHE) said...

US health tech company announces 50 new jobs in Belfast Fifty jobs have been created in Belfast by a US healthcare company. Headquartered in New York, HHAeXchange makes software that connects those who provide carers with those who pay for them. It has opened a software development centre in Belfast to deal with...

What is an NHS Health Check? The NHS Health Check is a free check-up of your overall health. It can tell you whether you're at higher risk of getting certain health problems, such as: heart disease diabetes kidney disease stroke If you're over 65, you will also be told the signs and symptoms of dementia to...

Unfit in middle age: Are you doomed? Are you someone in middle age who keeps putting off that planned health kick for another day? If so, a couple of new studies may give you a sense of urgency. One paper found that elevated blood pressure in middle age increases the risk of dementia, while another...

The UK health tax hurting foreign nurses When a Kenyan nurse took up a job in the UK a few years ago, he felt his family's future had been secured. But now the distraught father-of-three is struggling financially to reunite his family. Ken, not his real name, lives with his wife and daughter. But his twin children,...

Prostate cancer spit test is trialled A spit test to detect men at increased risk of prostate cancer has started early trials. The new DNA test looks for high-risk genes that are thought to affect one in every 100 men. Three hundred men are taking part in the trials, from three London GP surgeries. Developing...

Could your medications be making you depressed? When you hear of a drug having side-effects you might think of a physical reaction like a rash or a headache. But according to a new US study, many commonly-prescribed drugs may increase the risk of depression. The list includes heart medications, birth control...