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The blind women detecting early stage breast cancer in India

The blind women detecting early stage breast cancer in...

Only 1% of women in India have ever attended a breast-cancer screening programme....

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Emergency and urgent care to be prioritised as NHS faces 'incredibly tough week' during junior doctors' strike

Emergency and urgent care to be prioritised as NHS faces...

The strikes are part of a long-running pay dispute, with junior doctors saying they...

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US judge withdraws approval for abortion pill during Texas case

US judge withdraws approval for abortion pill during Texas...

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has placed a temporary stay on the FDA approval for mifepristone,...

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Mifepristone: US abortion pill access in doubt after rival rulings

Mifepristone: US abortion pill access in doubt after rival...

A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas has ordered a hold on the longstanding...

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Covid origins: Chinese scientists publish long-awaited data

Covid origins: Chinese scientists publish long-awaited...

A research team in China has published analysis of samples taken more than three...

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Sleeping issues like snoring may increase risk of stroke, study finds

Sleeping issues like snoring may increase risk of stroke,...

Snorers were almost twice as likely as non-snorers to have a stroke, while those...

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Third pregnancy scan at 36 weeks could be 'game-changer'

Third pregnancy scan at 36 weeks could be 'game-changer'

Researchers say an extra scan could save mothers from trauma and an emergency C-section,...

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Junior doctors' strike poses 'catastrophic risk' and impact 'could be felt for 11 days', health leaders fear

Junior doctors' strike poses 'catastrophic risk' and impact...

The NHS Confederation said patient care "rests on a knife edge" amid "huge uncertainty"...

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Biden administration appeals US ruling on health coverage mandate

Biden administration appeals US ruling on health coverage...

The case could decide whether Obamacare can require health insurance providers to...

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Marburg virus: Eight new cases of 'highly virulent, Ebola like' disease found in Equatorial Guinea

Marburg virus: Eight new cases of 'highly virulent, Ebola...

Two outbreaks of the virus have been detected in Africa, with nine in Equatorial...

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Inflation takes surprise leap to 10.4% with food and booze costs to blame

Inflation takes surprise leap to 10.4% with food and booze...

Rising salad and vegetable costs linked to the shortages of last month contributed...

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Using any type of hormonal contraceptive could increase the risk of women getting breast cancer, new study suggests

Using any type of hormonal contraceptive could increase...

The absolute excess risk of developing breast cancer over a 15-year period in women...

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'Worrisome' deadly fungus spreading through US at alarming rate

'Worrisome' deadly fungus spreading through US at alarming...

The fungus, Candida auris, was identified in Asia in 2009 but was first reported...

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Unexplained infertility in women linked to genes that cause cancer and heart disease, study finds

Unexplained infertility in women linked to genes that cause...

Infertility affects one in seven heterosexual couples in the UK - and in about 30%...

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Novak Djokovic denied US entry over COVID vaccine policy

Novak Djokovic denied US entry over COVID vaccine policy

Being vaccinated against COVID-19 remains a requirement of international travellers.

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