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				The president demands a make-or-break vote on Friday on a new healthcare bill to replace Obamacare. 
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				Actress "felt alone" but decided to talk about her struggles with body image in public. 
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				British scientists say they now isolate different strains and so diagnose sufferers within days. 
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				How one man revamped the menus and made food appetising again at Kingston Hospital. 
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				Lab-made blood could solve the shortage of some blood types. 
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				A new pancreatic cancer project is to find ways to speed up scientific discovery to improve the survival rates of patients. 
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				Assya was given 24 hours to live when she was born, but she is now approaching her 30th birthday. 
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				The 16th Century book on anatomy has had a triangular piece of diagram removed by its original owner. 
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				Mice had more stamina, hair and improved organ function with the drug. 
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				The Indian vaccine, which protects against gastroenteritis caused by rotavirus, was tested in Niger. 
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				There has been praise for the bravery of the emergency services and the public in the wake of the attack. 
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				Social care pressures blamed for delays in releasing people from hospital. 
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				A woman who survived cancer as a girl has been inspired to take up nursing. 
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				Luke Jenkins suffered a cardiac arrest and died after being moved from intensive care to a ward. 
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				Conceptions among under 18s are at their lowest level since 1969, official stats show. 
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				Surgeons explain the challenges of the complex operation to separate Dominique from her parasitic twin. 
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				Kevin French poses as a nude life model to explain more about his disability. 
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				Baby Dominique is recovering in the US after an operation to separate her from her parasitic twin. 
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				A teenager with Down's syndrome has addressed the United Nations in Geneva asking them "why all this testing?" 
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				A 67-year-old man with terminal motor neurone disease is challenging the law on assisted dying. 
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				Patients are to be taken to alternative hospitals because of a lack of junior doctor training. 
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				Protein extracted from funnel webs may help minimise the effects of brain damage after a stroke. 
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				The system is aiming to reduce hospital bed blocking with real time bookings of care home beds. 
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				A mother who has two children with Down's syndrome says she wants the world to know she's proud of them. 
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				More than 9,000 children under four needed to go to hospital last year to have baby teeth removed. 
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				The way decisions are made on prescribing medicines not deemed cost-effective will be simpler in future, according to the health secretary. 
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				Mixing caffeine-laden energy drinks with alcohol is a risky combination on a night out, scientists warn. 
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				Dr Hannah Ryan took the temperature of Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey hours before she fell seriously ill. 
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				Every category of packaged food except one is exceeding target salt levels, a survey finds. 
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				Care companies say the amount local authorities pay is not enough to cover wages and other costs. 
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				It beats Denmark to the top spot as the UN ranks countries to mark international happiness day. 
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				Delays in implementing measures to improve patient nutrition are dubbed "intolerable" by an assembly committee. 
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				A mother shares the story of becoming a double living organ donor for her son. 
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				A couple who struggled for years to get the braces their disabled child needed to sit in a chair have found a way to make them in hours rather than months. 
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				Joey Daley documents life with his mother after she was diagnosed with dementia. 
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				The health secretary says he wants to stop discrimination against those raising safety concerns. 
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				Intrusive "policing" of lifestyle choices begins in pregnancy, say researchers. 
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				Australian Jessica May overcame acute anxiety by setting up a recruitment firm for people with mental and physical disabilities. 
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				Women should be told sex of their baby as it is their body, their foetus, says leading obstetrician. 
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				Kat Parker, from Plymouth, said the damage to her hair from the cancer treatment left her feeling "unfeminine". 
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				Residue from creams containing paraffin can leave clothes and bedding flammable, experts warn. 
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				Hospital bosses in England warn budget pressures will see longer waits for operations and A&E care. 
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				A group of people in Bolivia could teach us all how to look after our hearts better, say researchers. 
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				A two-year-old toddler with Down's syndrome has been chosen as one of the new faces of Matalan. 
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				A coroner has called on the government to fund meningitis vaccinations for teenagers. 
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				An injection cuts cholesterol to the lowest levels ever seen in medicine, in an international trial. 
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				A paper examining DeepMind's use of 1.6 million patient records says there were "major inadequacies". 
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				Medway Maritime Hospital was branded "inadequate" for nearly four years, longer than any other in England. 
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				Southern Health's chairman says it needs new leadership "to meet the needs of patients". 
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