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Children's health warning system rolled out by NHS
The concerns of families and carers will be at the heart of a new early-warning system, the NHS says.
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Pioneering operation combines cancer surgery and Caesarean
Four women have had a landmark two-in-one operation to reduce the inherited risk of ovarian cancer.
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Covid inquiry hears Matt Hancock wanted to decide who lived and died
Former NHS boss Sir Simon Stevens tells the Covid inquiry the "horrible dilemma never crystallised".
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Cough syrup maker boss jailed in Indonesia
The pharmaceutical firm, Afi Farma, has been linked to the deaths of more than 200 Indonesian children.
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Hospitals fail people with learning disabilities, says watchdog
Watchdog concerned over lack of specialist nurses, training for staff and information sharing in England.
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Brain power dropped among over-50s during Covid-19 pandemic, study shows
Cognitive skills, such as memory, waned - possibly linked to stress, loneliness and alcohol, study shows.
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Boris Johnson asked scientists if hair dryer could kill Covid, says ex-aide
Former adviser Dominic Cummings says the ex-PM asked top scientists about a video making the claim.
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'Macho' culture at No 10 harmed Covid response, Helen MacNamara says
Former top official Helen MacNamara tells Covid inquiry women were sidelined in male-dominated No 10.
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Student nurse used suicide website before taking her life
A coroner voices concern that sites promoting self-harm are accessible to vulnerable people.
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Met Police to attend fewer mental health calls
A new scheme aims to free up officers' time and ensure help is given by mental health professionals.
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'Stiletto row' official Helen MacNamara to appear at Covid inquiry
Chris Mason looks ahead to former top civil servant Helen MacNamara's testimony at the Covid inquiry.
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AI: Scientists excited by tool that grades severity of rare cancer
AI is twice as good at grading the aggressiveness of tumours than lab analysis, a study suggests.
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Zimbabwe's cholera crisis fuelled by chronic water shortages
Wheelbarrows are carted around in search of community centres and churches willing to share water.
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Boris Johnson thought old people should accept Covid fate, inquiry told
The former PM's handling of the virus comes under attack over six hours of testimony by aides.
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Covid inquiry: Read the private WhatsApp messages from inside Downing Street
"Meltdown", "liar", "embarrassing" - messages lay bare Downing Street divisions during the pandemic.
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Scots NHS doctors: Rise in patients waiting 24 hours in A&E 'shocking'
The number waiting 24 hours or more was over 250 times higher than it was in 2019, figures have shown.
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Man given months to live becomes liver transplant pioneer
A man given months to live becomes the first patient to receive an experimental liver transplant.
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Bereaved families call for England-wide maternity care inquiry
The Maternity Safety Alliance says only a statutory public inquiry can end a series of scandals.
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Covid inquiry WhatsApps paint picture of chaos
The inquiry lays bare the moods and whims of key government figures at a time of crisis, writes Chris Mason.
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Patients waiting months could travel for treatment
Those who have not been seen for more than 40 weeks will get a chance to go elsewhere in England.
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