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Simone White died in Laos after drinking alcohol suspected to have been laced with methanol.
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Travellers are being warned of the dangers after six tourists in Laos died from methanol poisoning.
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Holly Bowles died in hospital more than a week after first falling ill in a Laos tourist town.
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The deaths of five tourists after apparently drinking tainted drinks highlight the wider issue of bootleg alcohol.
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The 28-year-old lawyer becomes the fifth person to die from suspected methanol poisoning.
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A faulty batch of Yaz Plus means some packs contain only four active pills rendering them ineffective.
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Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".
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Scientists are mapping out the 37 trillion cells of the human body and changing what we thought we knew
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Sodium oxybate can offer temporary relief, in a similar way to drinking alcohol, a trial suggests.
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BBC Scotland's political editor was diagnosed with an incurable cancer after having a seizure.
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Hundreds of women in the UK are taking legal action against Johnson and Johnson.
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Hundreds of women in the UK are taking legal action against Johnson and Johnson.
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Aaron Morris, 31, died following a crash in County Durham in 2022, but could have been saved.
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A doctor who represents 300 GP practices says many would be forced to cut back on staffing or close.
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The health secretary says fears over physician associates need looking at, but laments nature of debate.
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A law change is needed after three babies die after being given contaminated feed, a coroner says.
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The presenter's partner says she has made an "enormous leap forward" as he thanked well-wishers.
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The new measures aim to stop private care home providers benefiting excessively from a stretched system.
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Around 630,000 women are waiting for gynaecology appointments as waiting lists double in four years.
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Kathleen Alexandra Warmington is struck off for making "inappropriate comments".
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A person in California has tested positive for the emerging strain, which can cause a more serious illness.
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The TV presenter has a colloid cyst, which is not cancerous but could cause problems if it grows.
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Patients awaiting some vascular operations in north Wales will need to travel to Stoke-on-Trent.
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Robert F Kennedy Jr has a history of spreading health information scientists say is false.
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Robert F Kennedy Jr has a history of spreading health information scientists say is false.
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Parents say they feel penalised by the high cost of formula, which cannot be discounted under the law.
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Fortifying bread and flour will help reduce neural tube defects, such as spina bifida.
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A proposed law would give terminally ill people the right to choose to end their life.
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A proposed law would give terminally ill people the right to choose to end their life.
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A proposed law would give terminally ill people the right to choose to end their life.
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Pharmacists in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to reduce opening hours and stop home deliveries.
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The family of a woman who ended her life while suffering postnatal depression say she was let down.
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Prostate Cancer Research acknowledges more accurate tests would be needed to justify screening all men.
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Hospitals in England will be ranked on care and finances, so patients can look for good service.
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British Vogue's editor says skinny models are back "in", partly fuelled by weight loss drug Ozempic.
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Roy Pollitt's wife died after a physician associate mistakenly left a drain in her body for 21 hours.
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Adults expected to die within six months would be eligible under the proposals for England and Wales.
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Nik is worried assisted dying could lead to coercion - but Elise, who has cancer, wants the choice.
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Nik is worried assisted dying could lead to coercion - but Elise, who has cancer, wants the choice.
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The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
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The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
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Dame Sally Davies told the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry she had worried about the disposal of the nerve agent.
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People in England will be able to get free varenicline tablets to help them quit cigarettes.
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NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says the decision, in July 2020, was very disappointing.
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Office for National Statistics data suggests homeworkers get more sleep and exercise on average.
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Thousands of those eligible for free winter vaccinations fail to take up the offer, the NHS says.
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Sue Hill will not receive a settlement after "systemic cultural failings" in her department.
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Many parents opt for more expensive baby milk, equating higher costs with better quality, the watchdog found.
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Susan McGowan from North Lanarkshire died two weeks after taking the drug tirzepatide, brand name Mounjaro.
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Specially adapted lorries have been visiting towns to offer NHS checks in the community.
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