Conservative plans to means-test the winter fuel allowance for pensioners could lead to almost 4,000 more deaths this winter, Labour has claimed. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the Tory programme
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Many older patients with common mental health problems are not being offered an effective form of treatment, experts have said. The authors of a new study claim that elderly patients
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A social worker who sold the address of an adopted child to her birth mother to pay for a holiday to the Dominican Republic has walked free from court. Androulla
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A universal blood screening test that detects cancer years before symptoms appear could revolutionise treatment, scientists say. Researchers attending the world’s biggest cancer conference in Chicago unveiled studies showing that
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The British Red Cross has launched a new UK Solidarity Fund to help victims of terrorism anywhere in Britain. The UK-wide fund will support people who have been injured, bereaved
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Charities have welcomed the “outstanding” results of a clinical trial which shows that a drug for a type of incurable breast cancer delays the disease getting worse. Olaparib (Lynparza) can
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Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon broke down in tears as she told she had been thanked by victims of sexual exploitation for her role in the soap. The 21-year-old plays
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More than 16,500 people and a coalition of 80 charities have signed a letter urging party leaders to put an end to disability benefit cuts. Paralympians Kadeena Cox and Anne
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Patient safety should not be compromised in order to meet financial targets, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned. The report comes as new figures suggest the NHS is now
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Almost half of public sector workers have been forced to take time off work because of problems with their mental health, a large new survey has found. Mental health charity
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