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Health
'Potential whitewashing': COVID inquiry criticised after...
Bereaved families have accused the COVID inquiry of "protecting" PPE suppliers from...
Dentists say extra NHS appointments will still leave 1.5...
Extra NHS dental appointments promised by the government will only cover a third...
How often should you poo?
The ideal poo is a 'type 3' or 'type 4' – cracked or smooth sausage – delivered...
Breast cancer cases and deaths set to surge, study suggests
The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer and who die from the disease is...
NHS England chief Amanda Pritchard to step down
The head of NHS England has announced she is standing down.
'Life-saving' simple blood test could transform and personalise...
Personalised cancer treatment, matched to a patient via a simple blood test, is...
Doctor leading new screening trial warns of 'sharp rise'...
Thousands of men are to be checked for prostate cancer in one of the first large-scale...
Can the pill really make women more anxious?
Some women are concerned about how contraceptive pills could be affecting their...
New drug offers hope to children with rare form of epilepsy
Hundreds of children with a rare and severe form of epilepsy are hoping a new drug...
Philippine town offers bounty for mosquitoes as dengue...
Authorities in one of the Philippines' most densely-populated urban centres are...
NHS to expand opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing
The NHS will automatically test patients for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C unless...
'My wife fears sex, I fear death' - impacts of the USAID...
Life for Mike Elvis Tusubira, a motorcycle taxi rider with HIV in Uganda, has been...
How much protein do you really need to get strong?
From raw eggs to protein shakes, those hoping to expand their brawn are often encouraged...
'Steroids gave me heart failure at 30 and I could die early'
He had heart failure at 30 and believes taking steroids will reduce his life by...
'Ineffective' generic drugs fuel rare public anger in China
Public anger in China over concerns raised by doctors that generic drugs used in...