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What are the Pip and universal credit changes and who is affected?

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 18:03
The government has set out more details about its proposed cuts to disability benefits.
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Fertility patients sold unproven add-ons, HFEA says

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 13:25
Despite little proof add-ons help, many IVF clinics offer them, the UK's fertility regulator warns.
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What is assisted dying and how could the law change?

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 13:17
MPs backed a proposal to let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.
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What is assisted dying and how could the law change?

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 13:17
MPs backed a proposal to let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.
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Baby deaths trust claimed £2m 'good care' payments

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 09:19
An NHS trust criticised over a baby's death claimed money for providing good care, the BBC can reveal.
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GPs and sports centre join forces

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 09:01
A group of GP practices join up with a sports centre operator to open a new healthcare service.
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Inside Health

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 13:00
In the first of our mini-series we discuss who could get an assisted death under the rules
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Inside Health

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 13:00
In the first of our mini-series we discuss who could get an assisted death under the rules
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UK draws up new disease-threat watch list

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 04:38
Some are viruses with global pandemic potential - like Covid - others infectious illnesses with no treatments.
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First case of bird flu in sheep found on UK farm

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 17:57
The UK's chief veterinary officer confirms the case was discovered on a farm in Yorkshire.
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DNA testing site 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 12:42
The company said that it will now attempt to sell itself under the supervision of a court.
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Scans in shopping centres and AI - can ideas like these help save the NHS?

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 09:04
Government says more NHS funds in England will go to social care as we look at how it can deliver change.
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'It's unforgivable': The problem at the heart of the NHS's maternity care failures

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 05:46
An inquest into the death of Ida Lock has shone light on repeat mistakes - and wider failures in certain hospitals across England
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