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GPs vote to reduce patient home visits
The motion means the NHS will be lobbied to scrap home visits from doctors' contractual obligations.
Tories pledge to double dementia research funding
The planned investment would double current annual funding for dementia research.
Magee Medical School: The institution waiting to train doctors
It had been hoped the first students would be training this year at a new school in Londonderry.
Cancer immunotherapy drug 'less toxic and prolongs life'
Pembrolizumab held advanced head and neck cancers in a group of patients at bay for around two years.
Cancer: One in five cancer diagnoses 'in Emergency Departments'
Research shows that a quarter of bowel cancers and a third of lung cancer are diagnosed in this way.
Mother of hospital death boy: 'I've been ignored'
Victoria Freeman has been seeking answers since the death of her three-year-old son Mason in 2017.
'Global epidemic' of childhood inactivity
Report shows 81% don't exercise enough with effects on health, brain development and social skills.
Bacterial allies make dengue fever cases dive
Scientists infected mosquitoes with Wolbachia bacteria to make it harder for them to spread disease.
Pneumonia: How a bead necklace is tackling the disease in Kenya
'Village doctor' Beatrice Lokwawi explains how she uses beads to diagnose people with pneumonia.
Vaping linked to teen's 'popcorn lung'
Canadian doctors who treated the teen say the injury is unlike vaping-related illnesses in the US.
'I used to pull sickies every few months because of stress'
Almost half of Britons would fake a sick day, but very often it is due to mental health issues.
Patient died after 'transplant surgeon error'
A surgeon spilt stomach contents on organs which were transplanted into three patients.
DR Congo measles: Nearly 5,000 dead in major outbreak
Almost 250,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are thought to have been infected in 2019.
Shrewsbury and Telford NHS maternity death review families unaware
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has been told by the NHS to contact affected families.
UK workers 'pull sickies to avoid going to work'
A BBC survey about morals in the UK finds 40% of adults would call in sick if they needed a day off.
A&E units continue to struggle on waiting times
In October, Welsh A&Es met the "four-hour wait" target for 75.3% of patients - the target is 95%.
Johnson & Johnson loses vaginal mesh class action
In one of Australia's biggest class actions, a court ruled the firm failed to warn women of the risks.
'Half of women will be carers by the age of 46'
Women can expect to take on caring responsibilities more than a decade earlier than men, says study.
'Flu nearly killed me last winter'
Adam Blackman says he "learned the hard way" why it is so important to be vaccinated against flu.
Leeds woman reveals 'trauma' of mental health detention
Megan Alikhanizadeh has been chased, tackled and held down by the police after escaping from hospital.
Premature baby's cuddle 'saved twin brother's life'
The mother of premature twins says one's condition improved when his brother was put in his incubator.
Dr Michael Watt: Neurologist 'carried out hundreds of needless procedures'
Dr Michael Watt was responsible for a huge spike in the number of blood patches carried out in 2015 and 2016.
Health secretary issues apology over child deaths in Glasgow hospital
Jeane Freeman expressed her "deepest sympathies" to the families of two children who died in a Glasgow hospital.
More families come forward in Shropshire maternity inquiry
Campaigners say 25 new cases have emerged since the leak of a report into maternity care in Shropshire.
Sepsis digital alert 'led to faster treatment with antibiotics'
The system sends a pop-up warning to nurses when they enter patient readings into health records.
Vegan sues Burger King for cooking Impossible Whopper on meat grill
An Impossible Foods spokeswoman says vegans should ask for the burger to be cooked in a microwave.
Millions 'missing out' on NHS dentistry
Patients are being turned away, stuck on waiting lists and put off by cost, BBC analysis suggests.
Statement due on crisis-hit hospital
The health secretary is facing calls to put the Glasgow health board into "special measures".
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Mum's fight for diagnosis
Catherine Griffiths eventually discovered her children had Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital: Babies and mums died 'amid toxic culture'
Staff got dead babies' names wrong and, in one case, referred to a child as "it", a leaked report says.
Assisted dying: Terminally ill man loses High Court case
Phil Newby had said without a change in the law, he may be forced to suffer against his wishes.
General election 2019: Income tax rise will boost NHS budget - Lib Dems
The penny rise would allow it to match Labour's NHS front-line spending plans, the party says.
Old age: Why 70 may be the new 65
Experts say health and life expectancy gains mean it is time to rethink how we measure and define being elderly.
NHS health board Cwm Taf Morgannwg 'prioritised targets over safety'
A review finds wider problems at Cwm Taf Morgannwg, where the maternity unit is in special measures.
Britain's 'unprecedented' drug shortage
File on 4 looks at the impact Britain's medicine shortage crisis is having on patients.
Ollie Gardiner: Cancer teen's family donates treatment funds to research
Ollie Gardiner's family raised money to treat his brain tumour but he died aged 13 after a relapse.
Genetically-modified babies 'ethically justifiable', academic claims
An Abertay University bioethicist says it could protect people from debilitating diseases in later life.
NHS to pay tax bills to get doctors back to work
The row over pensions has led to doctors refusing to do overtime because they were being landed with hefty tax bills.
Coroner urges first aid training for chiropractors
A coroner has made recommendations for chiropractors after a man's neck broke during treatment.
General election 2019: PM puts corporation tax cuts on hold to help fund NHS
Boris Johnson says public services will benefit as planned corporation tax cuts are put on hold.
NHS staff shortages put 'cancer survival rates at risk'
A Holyrood committee finds 18% of cancer patients in June were not seen within the six-week target.
Why more people are talking about the issue of social care
Social care pledges will be under intense scrutiny during the election, but why is it so important?
Sir Chris Hoy and his wife reveal tiny nappies for premature babies
Sir Chris and Lady Sarra Hoy's son, Callum, was born 11 weeks early, in 2014.
General election 2019: Labour vows to end dental check-up charges
Check-up charges in England of £22.70 will be scrapped under a Labour government, the party says.
Switch to vaping 'helps smokers' hearts'
A month-long study on smokers suggests vaping could reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke.
General election 2019: Is the NHS the best health service possible?
The major parties in England have pledged billions more for the NHS over the next five years.
Worcester University student in meningitis warning after collapse
Matthew Griffin, 21, thought he would be able to sleep off his symptoms after feeling unwell.
Abusive note left on ambulance in Southend
The ambulance service said the person who left the message should "remember crews are there to save lives".
Severe allergic reactions rise in children in England over past five years
The parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died in 2016, call the increase "deeply alarming".
Hospital waiting times at worst-ever level
Record numbers in England are on hospital waiting lists, while A&E delays highest since target introduced.
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