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NHS updates, public health alerts and medical breakthroughs. Essential healthcare news for people across the UK.
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Jesy Nelson blasts health minister over postcode-based SMA screening lottery
Jesy Nelson slams ‘postcode lottery’ for newborns after SMA debate Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has accused the government…
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ReseArch indicates most extra IVF procedures are ineffective or lack proof, study finds
Most IVF “add-on” treatments sold to people hoping to boost their chances of having children lack reliable evidence, the largest…
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Peter Marinker remains on stage in Krapp’s Last Tape despite Alzheimer’s
A remarkable revival Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape, the haunting 1958 one-man play about regret and isolation, is enjoying a…
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US heat rise may exacerbate fourth health conditions, experts caution
Extreme heat is a top killer in America, and the same silent threat is exacting a rising toll in the…
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Female trainers aged 40-plus offer tips for starting resistance training in middle age
Starting strength training in midlife is far from pointless – in fact, experts say it could be one of the…
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Canadian healthcare staff denounce fake email offering paid leave as deception
Thousands of healthcare workers in Newfoundland and Labrador thought they had finally been given a paid day off as a…
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NHS maternity scandal: five people recount ordeals
The largest maternity inquiry ever undertaken in the UK, investigating the care of approximately 2,500 families at Nottingham University Hospitals…
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Women give hearts to science after death
Three women have donated their hearts to medical research at the very moment they received life-saving transplants, in a coordinated…
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UK warned of up to 38C as heat warning widened
“It’s a very unusual, very rare spell of very hot weather,” said Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge, summing up a…
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Clarkson’s daughter backs cancer screening plea after his remission statement
Emily Clarkson has issued a fresh plea for men to undergo prostate cancer checks, sharing the poignant advice her father,…
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