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Positive results from the widely-used rapid Covid tests should be trusted, say UCL researchers.
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Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cells have led to key medical breakthroughs.
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The World Health Organization unveils a new group to examine the emergence of the virus more closely.
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Doctors who came into the public eye during Covid received death threats and harassment.
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A woman says hospital restructuring has badly affected her husband's treatment.
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A lack of care staff in the community leaves hospitals struggling to discharge patients.
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The app widely used to prove vaccination status for travel suffered an outage Wednesday.
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One of England's leading hospitals is preparing for its busiest winter ever.
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The highest level of hospital investigation will be carried out into the cases of 17 patients.
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It is alarming, say researchers, that longevity was declining in the north even before the pandemic.
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The treatment, meant to rejuvenate and treat dryness, worked no better than a placebo procedure.
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"Dementia is something you learn to live with, not just die of," - tips from, those living with the condition.
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The vaccine is being offered to children aged 12 and older.
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The former England rugby player speaks to those living with the same condition as his father.
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The former minister will become a special representative for a United Nations body in Africa.
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But the new report by MPs fails to reflect the views of bereaved relatives, campaigners say.
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Some of the Tesco Max All-In-One Chesty Cough & Cold Lemon Sachets contain incorrect dosing information.
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The chief scientific adviser says he does not just tell the government what it wants to hear.
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An investigation prompted by a radiographer's death finds not all staff were properly fitted for masks.
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NHS England says the number of pregnant women seriously ill in critical care with the virus has grown.
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The inquiry panel will try to establish what happened between residents and some staff.
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As African countries get the vaccine, Newsbeat speaks to two people who've grown up with Malaria.
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Laura McAdam shares her story as part of new government campaign to boost the uptake of smear tests.
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The Youth Sports Trust charity wants girls to have a greater say over PE in schools.
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Catching both viruses at the same time puts people at a more significant risk of death, a health boss says.
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England's chief nursing officer urges people to top up protection ahead of a busy winter for the NHS.
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NHS England wants to get more people with severe mental illness back to the workplace.
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Bath's public health director says to regard it as Covid even if you receive a negative PCR result.
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The decision means thousands of people who took part in trials will be able to travel abroad.
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Experts are worried as this will be the first winter Covid and flu circulate fully at the same time.
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SES Water says further tests are expected to confirm the scale of the potential contamination.
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West Lothian woman tells of how a dangerous medical condition turned her skin a golden yellow.
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Pre-workout powders should be diluted in water, but some gym-goers are eating it neat.
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Following the announcement about the first malaria vaccine, we look at some of the key questions.
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The number of people with secondary breast cancer, where the cancer has spread, will be audited.
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the vaccine could save tens of thousands of lives each year.
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A new cough, fever and change in smell or taste are the key symptoms of coronavirus.
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GP staff tell their stories of abuse by patients as an NHS boss pleas for people to "be kind".
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Scientists have investigated how the chilblain-like lesions arise in some people who catch Covid.
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A snapshot survey shows 2.5% of pupils were out of school for Covid-related reasons on Thursday.
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Grants for councils to fund healthy-lifestyle support have fallen by a quarter in six years.
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The hope of reducing health inequalities for black people made it worth recommending, the regulator says.
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Participants in the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine trial are not yet recognised as being fully vaccinated.
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Dentists warn of waits of up to four years to join an NHS dental practice.
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Sarah, the first patient to try it, says it has allowed her to enjoy life again.
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Lucy Letby is accused of murdering five boys and three girls at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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US scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian share the 2021 prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Bowel cancer patients say rules governing two drugs are unethical and unfair.
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Jorja Halliday, from Portsmouth, was due to have her coronavirus vaccination on the day she died.
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The health secretary says he will not delay the November deadline for workers to be fully vaccinated.
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