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A microchip has been implanted into her eye to tackle dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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Hard-to-reach groups – from rough sleepers to fairground workers – are being targeted in a final vaccine push.
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Ex-minister Robert Buckland urges the government to end detention in hospitals for long periods.
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Some 350 NI patients received the drugs at home or at an outpatient service in the past month.
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Lengthy waits have forced patients to turn to DIY treatment, the British Dental Association says.
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They mistreated a vulnerable 54-year-old man they were employed to look after on a seaside break.
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NHS chiefs are worried pressures on the NHS may deter people coming forward with symptoms.
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John Evans had to sleep in a chair until a bed became available.
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The death toll, worst in poorer countries and among the under-fives, needs urgent action, experts say.
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South African scientists say their research was not taken more seriously because it was from Africa.
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Working from home guidance is also ending as England reverts to "Plan A", Boris Johnson says.
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Many were worried after lifesaving tests dropped from every three years to every five in Wales.
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It's the most significant drop since the Omicron wave hit the country in December, the figures suggest.
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Various restrictions in England, including the recommendation to work from home, will be lifted.
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People are being advised to remain indoors to escape the dangerous ash and gases in the air.
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France reports nearly half a million new daily cases, with records also broken in Italy and Denmark.
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A mental health charity is concerned some people are overdoing it to cope with stress and anxiety.
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Despite no lockdowns, a large survey found anxieties over being infected and long Covid were high.
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A pet shop outbreak in "zero Covid" Hong Kong will result in the euthanasia of 2,000 small mammals.
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Becky and Ellie Downie have joined a defibrillator campaign after their brother suffered a cardiac arrest.
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Nightclubs will reopen and large indoor events can resume from 24 January, Nicola Sturgeon confirms.
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Hospitality bosses and opposition MSPs call for changes ahead of Nicola Sturgeon's weekly Covid update.
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Experts write a guide on a taste and smell disorder, which they say can go undiagnosed in children.
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It's not just mental health professionals who have to spot self-harm, updated health guidance says.
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Patients say they’ve been placed in unsafe environments, often far from home.
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Dr Prit Buttar says he was humbled by the social media response after he comforted a bereaved woman.
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Epidemiologist Professor Mike Tildesley says we could be seeing the Omicron wave turning around.
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More than half of schools had teachers absent due to Covid-19 during the first full week of term.
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People can now stop quarantining earlier - as long as they produce negative lateral flow tests.
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BBC Reality Check answers your vaccine concerns - from pregnancy fears to production speed.
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Teenagers in England who had their second dose three months ago can book from Monday, the NHS says.
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He nearly died after being given fake medicines. Now, his invention can spot them.
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After a viral hot mic moment, here's how Fauci's frustration has been building for the last two years.
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While case numbers are high, they are falling, but deaths are rising week on week, figures show.
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The mum-to-be from Wolverhampton said she was so unwell she did not know her baby was stillborn.
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A five-year-old boy with autism is now thriving at school, despite the impact of lockdown.
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Health advisors say vaccines give them confidence that most people will not become severely ill with Covid.
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Restrictions will lift gradually, with sports fans returning, followed by hospitality back to normal.
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A bigger proportion of deaths recorded in the daily data are people who died with Covid, rather than from it.
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An average of more than 7,000 NHS staff were off work every day over the past week, according to official figures.
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The virus is causing some to develop fevers but not serious illness, experts say.
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The family will have the "biggest party ever" for Kylie Weatherby, who had twins in the US in May.
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The scientists say their discovery accurately predicts if the cancer is unlikely to spread.
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Eluned Morgan's comments come as the Welsh government reviews restrictions imposed in December.
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Researchers find vaccination in pregnancy does not increase the risk of complications, but Covid-19 does.
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The professor's colourful analogies helped explain coronavirus during Downing Street news briefings.
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Health Secretary Sajid Javid says people in England can end isolation after two negative tests on day six.
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Watch the best bits from England's deputy chief medical officer, who's announced he's stepping down.
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One in 20 has been waiting - for routine care such as knee and hip surgery - for more than a year.
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It is hoped the pills will reduce the number of people put in hospital by the virus.
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