Plan for GPs to keep millions out of hospital
GPs will work more closely with specialists to support patients closer to home, the government says.
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Doctors in two end-of-life cases can be named
Those involved in caring for Isaiah Haastrup and Zainab Abbasi can be named, the Supreme Court rules.
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WHO agrees legally binding pandemic treaty
The agreement is designed to ensure more cooperation between nations in the event of another pandemic.
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North Scotland among highest rates of Huntington's
The statistics are five times higher than the world figure, a University of Aberdeen study says.
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Disposable vape use falling in UK ahead of ban
The number of people vaping in the UK has stalled, while disposable vape usage has fallen, a study suggests.
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Brazilian butt lift ads banned by UK regulator
The ads used time-limited deals to "irresponsibly pressurise" customers into booking, says the Advertising Standards Authority.
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Adult ADHD diagnosis 'tough but totally made sense'
Jennifer Cousins says it is "unfair" that there are no commissioned services for ADHD in Northern Ireland.
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Blood test firm blamed for 'catalogue of disasters'
Synnovis' failure to provide the correct blood-test results amounts to a "scandal", the BBC is told.
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Potential new antibiotic for treating gonorrhoea
It comes as experts say cases of infections that are resistant to current treatments are on the rise.
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Skin cancer patients could join vaccine project
Grandfather-of-four Paul Thomas was put on the trial in July and said he felt lucky to be included.
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Lab-grown teeth to 'fill in the gaps' in regenerative dentistry
Scientists from King's College London manage to grow a tooth under laboratory conditions.
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Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance, study shows
Children in Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from antibiotics medicines no longer working, a study suggests.
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Cancer pill gave me 'four years of extra time'
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?
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
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
BBC News found the forum, which has thousands of members, is linked to at least 50 deaths in the UK.
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How a surgeon tried to avoid justice for years after stabbing colleague
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
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
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'
Olivia Knowles noticed something "wasn't quite correct" while competing in an ironman competition.
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