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Cancer pill gave me 'four years of extra time'

Fri, 04/11/2025 - 12:47
More than 1,000 women a year with advanced cancer could benefit from capivasertib which can slow the disease.
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What goes on inside toddlers' brains?

Fri, 04/11/2025 - 02:13
A unique study is tracking the development of hundreds of babies whose parents have also been studied since birth.
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Saliva test may turn tide on prostate cancer, claim scientists

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 00:08
Analysing DNA in saliva can identify men at the greatest risk of prostate cancer
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First Ofcom probe launched into suicide site exposed by BBC

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 08:00
BBC News found the forum, which has thousands of members, is linked to at least 50 deaths in the UK.
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Inside Health

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:00
James Gallagher and the panel consider if an assisted death can guarantee a peaceful end.
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Inside Health

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:00
James Gallagher and the panel consider if an assisted death can guarantee a peaceful end.
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How a surgeon tried to avoid justice for years after stabbing colleague

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 08:10
Jonathan Peter Brooks tried to manipulate the forensic process, prison staff and the courts, a judge says.
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The English neighbourhood that claims to hold the secret to fixing the NHS

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 02:04
With public satisfaction in the NHS just 21%, one area has a plan to shake up its services that could reduce GP waiting lists, as well as unblock hospital beds - but can it really work nationwide?
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The English neighbourhood that claims to hold the secret to fixing the NHS

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 02:04
With public satisfaction in the NHS just 21%, one area has a plan to shake up its services that could reduce GP waiting lists, as well as unblock hospital beds - but can it really work nationwide?
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'A little miracle': First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb

Mon, 04/07/2025 - 23:36
Grace Davidson gave birth to a baby girl two years after her sister's womb was transplanted into her body.
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'My long Covid turned out to be terminal cancer'

Mon, 04/07/2025 - 13:39
Olivia Knowles noticed something "wasn't quite correct" while competing in an ironman competition.
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'My long Covid turned out to be terminal cancer'

Mon, 04/07/2025 - 13:39
Olivia Knowles noticed something "wasn't quite correct" while competing in an ironman competition.
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Second child dies of measles as Texas outbreak worsens

Mon, 04/07/2025 - 03:25
Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is reportedly headed to the state, which has recorded 480 cases.
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'The NHS can't tell me where my job will be'

Mon, 04/07/2025 - 02:54
Health bosses are accused of keeping resident doctors in the dark about their first position.
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New device gives female patients more dignity

Sun, 04/06/2025 - 17:17
A urinary bottle initially designed for men has been adapted to work for women in hospital.
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Wellbeing strategy aims to increase life expectancy

Sun, 04/06/2025 - 15:20
A public consultation on the project by Epsom and Ewell Borough Council will run until 16 May.
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Why men are so unhealthy - and what can be done

Sun, 04/06/2025 - 03:40
Men are more likely to die prematurely than women - and worse at seeking care when they need it.
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Why men are so unhealthy - and what can be done

Sun, 04/06/2025 - 03:40
Men are more likely to die prematurely than women - and worse at seeking care when they need it.
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Woman contacted by stranger on DNA site - and the truth about her birth unravelled

Sat, 04/05/2025 - 03:20
An NHS trust has paid compensation after a woman, now in her 70s, discovered she had been swapped at birth.
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'I could live 30 years but plan to die': How assisted dying law is dividing Canadians

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 04:24
BBC News reports on assisted dying in Canada, where some say it's now easier to choose to die than get support to live
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