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Volunteers breathe polluted air to test impact on brain

Sat, 12/16/2023 - 03:41
Scientists are assessing how exposure to different kinds of air pollution impacts the brain.
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Cystic fibrosis: The miracle drugs priced out of reach

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 05:24
Regulators around the world have questioned the high price set by Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
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Hyperemesis: Scientists make pregnancy sickness cure breakthrough

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 20:48
Better treatments and even a cure for hyperemesis gravidarum could be on the horizon, researchers say.
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Baby formula prices: Soaring costs devastating family finances - survey

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 14:00
Two-thirds of new mothers have been forced into "tough choices" due to 25% price rise, a survey says.
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NHS vaccinations to be booked online in drive to increase uptake

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 13:44
The digital expansion follows the success of the Covid vaccination programme, NHS England says.
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Watch: A day in the life of a South East paramedic

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 09:11
A paramedic crew invites the BBC to experience a day on the front line of the NHS as winter arrives.
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Laura Kenny: Women struggle to get pregnant because of athlete lifestyle

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 09:07
Dame Laura Kenny says women struggle to get pregnant because of the athlete lifestyle.
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Killer nurse Lucy Letby found unfit to practise and struck off register

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 20:43
The serial killer is removed from the nursing register by a panel which heard she maintains her innocence.
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Calls for police to investigate mental health deaths in Norfolk and Suffolk

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 14:05
Campaigners in Norfolk and Suffolk say lessons are not being learned after thousands of unexpected deaths.
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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as top opium producer

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 12:36
A Taliban ban led to a 95% drop in Afghan poppy cultivation, a UN report finds.
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Covid inquiry: Eat Out To Help Out curbed devastating job losses - PM

Mon, 12/11/2023 - 22:43
Rishi Sunak defends the scheme and says advisers and ministers had "ample" chances to raise concerns.
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Defending Eat Out to Help Out - PM's day at Covid inquiry

Mon, 12/11/2023 - 20:36
Arriving amongst protests, Rishi Sunak defends his time as chancellor during the pandemic, as he gives evidence to the Covid inquiry.
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Swine flu: No further cases detected in people in UK

Mon, 12/11/2023 - 18:59
UK health officials said enhanced surveillance would continue over the coming weeks, as a precaution.
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Eat Out to Help Out: What was the impact of the scheme?

Mon, 12/11/2023 - 18:49
How much did the scheme help the economy and affect the spread of Covid? 
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Government wants to regulate NHS non-doctor associate roles

Mon, 12/11/2023 - 16:30
Rules are being drawn up to improve patient safety following some concerns about the non-doctor jobs.
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'Cancer found in pregnancy has robbed me of seeing my baby grow'

Mon, 12/11/2023 - 09:03
There are concerns signs of cancer in pregnant women are being dismissed as pregnancy symptoms.
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Mosquito-borne disease risk looms for UK - study

Mon, 12/11/2023 - 04:14
Diseases like dengue fever could be common if little is done to tackle climate change, report warns.
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'The law needs to catch up on student mental health'

Mon, 12/11/2023 - 04:04
A High Court case is looking at whether universities owe a duty of care towards their students.
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New Zealand smoking ban: Māori mourn loss of hard-won smoking reform

Mon, 12/11/2023 - 03:26
The model for an end to tobacco had been pushed for decades by New Zealand's Indigenous people.
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Merthyr Tydfil: The industrial town that paved the way for Viagra

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 09:46
Steelworkers in need of cash were among the men of Merthyr Tydfil who became medical guinea pigs.
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