Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding what causes motor neurone disease and a common form of dementia. Motor neurone disease is a progressive and terminal disease that damages the
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Hundreds of new serious cases of charity beneficiaries and staff being put at risk of harm have emerged in the wake of the Oxfam scandal, a watchdog said. The Charity
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Tessa Jowell urged MPs to “keep fighting the good fight” to improve cancer treatment during an emotional Commons debate. Tears were shed and applause rang out in the chamber for
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Patients including older people with conditions such as dementia and motor neurone disease are being hit with huge care bills because a postcode lottery is denying them access to NHS
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Save the Children’s international chairman has resigned amid what he described as the “complex mix of challenges” facing the charity sector. Sir Alan Parker said he believed a change was
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Up to 20 million Britons are suffering from two or more serious health problems and the NHS needs restructuring to deal with them properly, according to a leading professor. The
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Dame Tessa Jowell “feels a deep sense of responsibility” to give a voice to patients and pave the way for other cancer sufferers, her daughter has said. Jess Mills said
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Hans Asperger, the respected Austrian paediatrician whose name describes a form of high-functioning autism, actively assisted in the murder of disabled children by the Nazis, a new report claims. Asperger’s
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The “hostile environment” policy brought in against illegal immigrants when Theresa May was home secretary was seen as “almost reminiscent of Nazi Germany” by some in government, the former head
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A woman who died following a late-stage abortion procedure was discharged from the clinic despite vomiting and swaying so much she looked “drunk”, an inquest has heard. Aisha Chithira, 31,
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