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Thousands of patients have treatments postponed as junior doctors in England go on strike for 24 hours in a dispute over a new contract.
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| Updated | 2025-11-09 03:30 |
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Nick Triggle looks at the possible impact of Tuesday's junior doctor strikes.
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A majority of the public in England support junior doctors' strike action so long as they provide emergency care, an Ipsos MORI poll commissioned by BBC Newsnight suggests.
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David Cameron has promised an "all-out assault on poverty" with a series of reforms that include better mental health services and mentoring schemes.
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A "very mild" strain of bird flu has been identified on a Fife farm, the Scottish government confirms.
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Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust's board reiterates there would be no resignations over the failure to investigate hundreds of deaths, despite calls from families of those who died.
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An injured backpacker who inspired hundreds of people to donate blood at a Thailand hospital is out of "immediate danger", a friend says.
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The Royal College of Nursing is to ballot members over industrial action in response to a pay award which unions have described as an insult.
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David Cameron has urged junior doctors to call off their planned strike action.
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on (#109QB)
What do doctors involved in the 1975 strike think of their young colleagues today?
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on (#108SG)
As more and more people in China go under the knife in the name of beauty, the BBC visits one of a growing number of private cosmetic surgery clinics in Beijing.
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Junior doctors should suspend Tuesday's strike over pay and conditions while talks continue, the chief medical officer for England urges.
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Student nurses and midwives take part in marches in London, Manchester and Newcastle in protest at the government's decision to scrap their bursaries in England and replace them with loans.
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Charities say David Cameron must be "bold" and create an independent commission to examine growing pressures on health and social care.
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Talks to resolve the junior doctors' dispute will "not prevent" strike action on 12 January, conciliation service Acas says.
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on (#1000S)
The first full guidelines issued on alcohol for 20 years cut recommended drinking limits and say that any amount of alcohol carries a risk to your health.
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Tough new guidelines issued on alcohol have cut recommended drinking limits - so what do drinkers think about the new recommendations?
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Men and women should drink no more than 14 units of alcohol a week in order to keep their health risks low.
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Medics working at refugee aid camps in the Balkans say they are seeing a spike in the number of migrants falling ill as freezing temperatures arrive.
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Blocking the production of new immune cells in the brain could reduce memory problems seen in Alzheimer's disease, a study suggests.
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The link between alcohol and diseases like cancer mean there is no safe limit to alcohol consumption, according to tough new guidelines from the UK's chief medical officer.
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An eight-year-old boy whose lips were torn off during an attack by chimpanzees is set to have his lips reconstructed in a New York Hospital.
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Prime Minister David Cameron says he does not want to rule out introducing a sugar tax in order to tackle Britain's "obesity crisis".
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Victoria Derbyshire presenter Joanna Gosling speaks to a panel of guests about the issue of loneliness.
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More than 10,000 vacancies for nursing posts in London were unfilled in 2015, new figures from the Royal College of Nursing show.
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The term "baby brain" is often used by new mums when they forget things or seem a little out of sync but is it actually a condition, or simply a combination of sleep deprivation and changing hormones?
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Rising levels of obesity could be linked to an additional 670,000 cases of cancer in the next 20 years, a report by Cancer Research UK predicts.
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A new health scheme designed to reduce the rate of hospital bed blocking instead sees figures soar by 69%.
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A&E departments across Wales are facing "unprecedented demands", prompting health boards to urge the public to only attend if necessary.
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The most senior doctor dealing with organ donation in Northern Ireland says legislation is not the way to increase donation rates.
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GP surgeries are at "breaking point" and many have stopped taking new patients or have applied to do so, it is claimed.
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Saturated fats have long been vilified but now there are attempts in some quarters to rehabilitate them. What is the science?
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Should saturated fat make a welcome return to our tables?
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Simple ultrasound scans have helped detect more than 10,000 aneurysms - potentially dangerous blood vessel problems - since a now UK-wide screening programme started in 2009.
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UK researchers are carrying out a trial to see if exercise therapy can help men with prostate cancer.
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A cross-party commission should be set up to review the future of the NHS and social care in England, a trio of former health ministers say.
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The first NHS hospital to be privately run could be merged with another cash-strapped trust to save money, an MP claims.
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The strikes by junior doctors in England could be "very damaging" for patients, the health secretary says.
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Zoe Kleinman shares her experience of robot bartenders, smart jewellery and follicle-stimulating helmets at CES Unveiled
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explainer looking at why low fat isn't the best way to lose weight
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Junior doctors in England are set to stage a 24-hour strike next week after talks with NHS employers collapse.
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The woman who can see for the first time in 16 years
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BBC reporter Benjamin Zand undergoes cognitive tests to explore claims that 'smart drugs' can make those using them work more effectively.
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Gordon Aikman talks about his campaign for more support to tackle motor neurone disease.
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Standards of NHS dental care in England are likened to a "Third World" service, by dentists.
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The UK medicines regulator approves a brand of e-cigarette as an anti-smoking aid and it could be prescribed on the NHS.
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