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All 16 and 17 year-olds in the UK can now have a second dose 12 weeks after the first.
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UK experts recommend 12-week gap for healthy 12 to 17-year-olds before Covid vaccine, up from four.
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Levels of obesity rise to 25% in primary school year six and 14% in reception year in England.
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ECT involves passing electric currents through the brain to treat conditions such as depression.
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Primary care staff in Bristol say they have never seen pressure like this before - and winter hasn't even started yet.
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The UK's National Cyber Security Centre says it dealt with a record 777 incidents in the last year.
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A device to stem blood loss from stab wounds, which won the UK award, also received an international prize.
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Antibiotics should be taken only when really needed - and not for coughs, colds or sore throats.
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Catherine, a single parent who is also deaf, struggled with postpartum depression.
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirms the measures and says the move is due to "another Covid-19 surge".
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The patient's immune cells appear to have eliminated the virus without drugs or therapy.
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The US company will allow 95 developing nations to produce generic versions of its antiviral pill.
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An intensive care consultant says most Covid cases are those aged between 40 and 50.
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The health minister is to table a proposal to bring before the Stormont executive later this week.
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Campaigners including former policeman Chris Johnson hope a cure can be found in the next five years.
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Also, 16- and 17-year-olds should receive a second dose of vaccine, according to official UK advice.
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Parliamentary report says some patients report being racially abused by doctors and nurses.
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Top government advisors have recommended a booster dose of the vaccine for everyone over 40.
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Some two million people are told to stay at home amid growing pressure on hospitals as cases surge.
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Ben Ogden stands with a sign in Leeds train station and explains why it’s OK to not be OK.
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A single dose of the Pfizer jab has been available to 12 to 15-year-olds since 20 September.
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Is the effectiveness of Covid vaccines waning over time? We look at how much protection being double vaccinated offers.
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Prof Neil Ferguson says giving booster jabs to younger age groups would drive down transmission levels.
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Police in The Hague use water cannon on protesters opposing a lockdown amid a rise in Covid infections.
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Scott Sutherland stole defibrillators from the North West Ambulance Service to sell on eBay.
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New infections remain steady in the UK, but PM warns there's no room for complacency.
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The drugs giant signs new deals, but poorer countries will continue to get the vaccine at cost price.
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David Salmon, whose wife Linda took her own life, says he was unaware of the link to mental health.
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The Prospect union says a strike would be the first at the laboratory.
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A Belfast man marking 10 years since his diagnosis urges people to be aware of symptoms.
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A trial will look at how to protect patients against Covid who also need immunosuppressant drugs.
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Alder Hey NHS Trust admitted a "breach of duty" in the boy's care, the judge said.
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Charities say inequalities in maternal care need to be addressed urgently.
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Targets are missed across UK - with some heart attack and stroke victims waiting up to nine hours for help.
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French firm says it will not rule out "legal recourse" against the UK government for loss of earnings.
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All available evidence suggests it caught the virus from its owner, experts say.
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Clinical trials are under way for a new Ebola vaccine developed by the University of Oxford.
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The emotional struggle as one couple tries for a brother or sister for their daughter.
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One woman speaks about the “guilt” and “frustration” of being unable to have a second child.
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Women with chronic urinary tract infections say the pain can last for years and make it impossible to live a normal life.
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The new approach could lead to better treatments for those waiting years for answers.
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Following a friend's suicide, Andy Bishop, set up ManGang, a support group to help get men talking.
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Some people exposed to coronavirus didn't get ill. Now researchers want to use that in vaccines.
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A private fertility clinic and a hospital are among those hit by a ransomware gang.
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The state of Saxony has the highest rate of infection in Germany and the lowest vaccine take-up.
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Frontline staff will have until April to get vaccinated to protect patients, the health secretary says.
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How the lingering effects of the pandemic are affecting the lives of new parents and young children.
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Some weaning snacks encourage a sweet tooth from an early age, say health campaigners.
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Influencers Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans say rules place "unfair financial burden" on LGBTQ+ people.
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As vacancies hit a record high, Chloe Burke says she is leaving nursing because the pressure was too much to bear.
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