More details have emerged from the Lucy Letby infant murder inquiry in the UK: ‘cold’ character, missed opportunities and staff shortages
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When is it time for an older doctor to hang up their stethoscope? We owe it to their patients to get it right.
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Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek hopes his latest brainchild, the Neko Body Scan, will revolutionise healthcare
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UK's NHS cannot embrace AI until its basic IT systems are up to scratch. Prof Sir Martin Landray: clinical IT functions are slow and ‘devastatingly user unfriendly’
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Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show
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Scientists hail ‘smart’ insulin that responds to changing blood sugar levels in real time
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Novo Nordisk is to invest more than $4bn in US manufacturing as it battles to keep up with booming demand for its obesity and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic
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Rapid UTI test that cuts detection time to forty-five minutes awarded Longitude prize – could herald sea change in antibiotic use by identifying correct treatments
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mRNA melanoma vaccine halves the risk of death and recurrence
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Scientists pinpoint driver of IBD and other disorders; work under way to adapt existing drugs
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I was the poster girl for OCD. Then I began to question everything I’d been told about mental illness.
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‘There is no help’: US nurses’ suicide rate rising amid staff shortage and stress
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Finland used to have one of the highest suicide rates in the world – how the country halved it and saved countless lives
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Rickets, scurvy, measles and scabies are increasing in the UK alarming health experts
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Can ‘micro-acts of joy’ make you happier? I tried them for seven days.
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Do you sleep inclined?
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Scientists hail new antibiotic that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
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Morning sickness breakthrough raises hopes of possible cure
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Novo Nordisk suggested to senior UK government officials that they could “profile” benefit claimants – those who are most likely to return to the labour market
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Private UK health data donated for medical research shared with insurance companies
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Over 75,000 workers poised for largest healthcare strike in US history
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Dozens of Greenlandic women who say they were fitted with the contraceptive coil without their consent or knowledge are planning to sue the Danish state
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How friluftsliv boosts health and happiness – the idea of communing with nature is instilled from birth in Norway
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak considers banning cigarettes for next generation
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US mother sentenced to two years in prison by Nebraska for giving daughter abortion pills
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Ministers set to ban single-use vapes in UK over child addiction fears
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Thousands donate to save Florida abortion clinic amid crippling state fines
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‘People are like, wow!’: The man trying to make condoms sexy
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Lung cancer pill cuts risk of death by half, says ‘thrilling’ study
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‘I got a brain injury and a life sentence’: The hidden legacy of male violence against women
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European Commission contacted Swedish authorities after it emerged they were planning to deport a 74-year-old British woman with severe Alzheimers
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UK girl with deadly inherited condition is cured with gene therapy on NHS
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Government refuses to fund UK students at new medical school despite ‘chronic’ doctor shortage
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New Zealand parents refuse use of vaccinated blood in life-saving surgery on baby
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Lawmakers in Finland have approved a legislative reform that will ease the process of getting an abortion in the country
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Is your smartphone ruining your memory? A special report on the rise of ‘digital amnesia’
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How Covid shook the US: Eight charts that capture the last two years
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Anti-vaccine protesters storm BBC HQ – years after it moved out
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Tobacco firm Philip Morris calls for ban on cigarettes within decade
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Norwegian skier fails in bid to slalom 40km around Covid quarantine rules – bad weather foils attempt to cross over mountains from Sweden
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Denmark under pressure to drop plans to work with Israel on vaccines – political allies say surplus doses should be shared with Palestinians
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Johnson & Johnson one-dose Covid vaccine shown to work
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NHS to trial blood test to detect more than fifty forms of cancer
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Covid-19 vaccine candidate is 90% effective, says manufacturer
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Argentinians flock to Uruguay amid pandemic
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Arizona university prevents potential Covid outbreak by testing feces
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US families consume cancer-linked glyphosate in their food; eating organic reduces levels
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US buys up world stock of remdesivir
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South Korea re-imposes some coronavirus restrictions after spike in new cases
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Andrew Cuomo gave legal immunity to nursing home execs after big campaign donations. Critics say data proves New York's liability shield is linked to higher nursing home death rates
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