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US to make it easier for gay men to donate blood
The FDA will soon remove a three month abstinence policy for donations for men who have sex with men.
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Hundreds of NHS buildings contain asbestos, says TUC
The union body wants the law to require all public buildings to remove the dangerous substance.
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Toxic slimming pill drug DNP to be declared poison
Families say the government has not acted quickly enough to prevent deaths from diet drug DNP.
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Keir Starmer on Rod Stewart offering to pay for medical scans
The Labour leader says it is "absolutely fundamental" that health care remans free at the point of need.
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Wynter Andrews: NHS trust fined £800k over baby's neglect death
Wynter Andrews' parents Gary and Sarah say the fine "demonstrates the seriousness" of the failings.
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Infected blood scandal: Inquiry hears Belfast Trust apology
In the 1970s and 1980s up to 30,000 people were given contaminated blood across the UK.
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Bharat Biotech: India launches its first nasal Covid vaccine
The vaccine's maker says it is effective in preventing infection and transmission of the disease.
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Shopping purchases may help spot ovarian cancer
Shoppers' loyalty-card data could flag early symptoms linked to the cancer, UK researchers say.
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Covid: No new hospital admissions in Wales as flu levels fall
Winter flu cases in hospital are falling - and there were no Covid admissions for the first time.
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Parkinson's: Using exercise to turn the table on disease
Following his diagnosis Scott Hanley turned to physical activity and says he is now "symptom free".
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Nitrous oxide: Ban on use and sale of laughing gas considered
Laws may be tightened on the sale and use of the drug, which can have damaging side effects to users.
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Bangor University: Medical school to tackle doctor shortage
There are hopes students will stay in north Wales after their degree to ease a shortage of doctors.
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Dad's warning after girl, 14, dies from inhaling deodorant
Giorgia Green's parents want clearer product labelling to warn of the potential dangers.
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'I had no idea deodorant could be fatal'
A father warns about the dangers of aerosol deodorants following his daughter's death.
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University of East Anglia: 80-year-old baby-deaths mystery is solved
A University of East Anglia study finds the deaths were caused by a gene mutation which affects vitamin D metabolism.
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This nurse uses humour to highlight serious challenges
As nurses strike in multiple countries, John Dela Cruz went viral on TikTok with his short videos.
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Physiotherapists, 'the quiet NHS miracle workers', walk out
The strike across 30 services in England is the latest action by NHS staff in the pay dispute.
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Inside the new children's ambulance for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's first children's ambulance is designed to make surgery trips easier for kids.
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Bill Turnbull's daughter running London Marathon in his memory
Flora Turnbull is to run the event in honour of her father and raise prostate cancer awareness.
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Smear tests: GP waiting times putting women off cervical screening
Figures reveal 30% of women in England are not up to date with cervical screening.
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