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The first trial of a drug correcting the underlying defect that leads to Huntington's disease has started at University College London.
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Nearly 4,000 patients have waited more than four hours in A&E at Scotland's newest hospital since May, says Scottish Labour.
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Junior doctors stage a protest in London as the health secretary accuses the BMA of misleading its members over planned changes to their contracts.
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The health secretary accuses the BMA of misleading junior doctors over planned changes to their contracts in England as they start a protest in London.
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Junior doctors explain why they are angry about planned changes to their contract which they say will lead to a cut in pay.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed two new cases of Ebola in Guinea, ending a two-week spell in which no new infections had been reported.
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The oldest person in Britain, Gladys Hooper from the Isle of Wight, has a hip replacement at the age of 112.
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A total of 58 people who had been in close contact with Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone, are identified.
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