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Mesh victims still wait for financial compensation

Fri, 02/07/2025 - 03:06
A year after a major report called for urgent action, no scheme has been put in place to help victims.
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'Suicide website users encouraged our teen son to drink poison'

Thu, 02/06/2025 - 05:25
Reeling from Vladimir's death, his family reveal the harrowing risks of a website obsessed with dying.
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Women with endometriosis earn less, research shows

Wed, 02/05/2025 - 19:49
Researchers suggest that following diagnosis, women may take lower-paid jobs or work fewer hours.
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NHS review into killer's care finds major failings

Wed, 02/05/2025 - 14:14
Valdo Calocane was given a hospital order for killing Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar in 2023.
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Letby did not murder babies, medical experts claim

Tue, 02/04/2025 - 16:38
Former nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to murder seven others.
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Celebrity butt-lift injector who left women with sepsis exposed by BBC

Tue, 02/04/2025 - 09:03
Ricky Sawyer gave out medication illegally and some of his clients needed emergency hospital treatment.
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Major breast cancer screening AI trial to begin

Tue, 02/04/2025 - 04:55
Almost 700,000 women to be recruited to study as government fires starting gun on cancer strategy.
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Starmer denies breaking Covid rules with voice coach

Tue, 02/04/2025 - 02:17
Leonie Miller was invited to coach the then-opposition leader on his response to Johnson's Brexit deal.
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Vaping clinic for children begins seeing patients

Mon, 02/03/2025 - 17:08
The service in Alder Hey Childrens' Hospital aims to get 11 to 16-year-olds "nicotine free".
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'My first cervical screening was over before I knew it'

Sun, 02/02/2025 - 04:06
The BBC speaks to six people about their first cervical screening, and what they wish they'd known beforehand.
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Top supermarkets running 'prohibited' tobacco ads

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 03:51
Trading Standards says adverts for heated tobacco products are banned, but some supermarkets disagree.
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Blow for Reeves as AstraZeneca ditches £450m investment

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 20:09
The drugs giant blames "protracted" talks with the government as well as differences over funding.
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NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 04:21
The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts say.
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'Life-changing' tablet for dust mite allergies

Thu, 01/30/2025 - 09:15
The National Institute for Healthcare and Care Excellence backs a tablet for dust mite allergies.
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Sewage leaks and ops delayed - life at hospitals awaiting rebuild

Sat, 01/25/2025 - 03:44
A host of hospital building projects have been put back to the 2030s. How will they cope?
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Hair loss drug finasteride 'biggest mistake of my life'

Fri, 01/24/2025 - 03:57
Some online sites prescribe a potentially risky hair loss drug without consistent safety checks, BBC finds.
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Large UK-wide pandemic preparedness tests planned this year

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 19:36
The stress test will involve thousands of people to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.
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How does the Covid inquiry work?

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 12:58
The inquiry has heard from politicians, civil servants, public health experts and bereaved families.
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Families failed by Covid jabs tell inquiry of pain

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 21:39
They said there was no support after the death and harm suffered by their loved ones.
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'I feel blessed to get weight-loss jab' - but can the NHS afford it for all?

Mon, 01/13/2025 - 09:16
We meet some of the first NHS patients, as expert says funding everyone eligible would "bankrupt" the service.
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