Self-injected drug offers new hope for migraine sufferers
A self-injected smart drug holds out new hope for migraine sufferers who until now have had to grit their teeth and bear the pain of thunderclap headaches. Trial results show
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Inspectors forced to intervene to help patient with suspected sepsis, report reveals
Health inspectors were forced to intervene to help a patient with suspected sepsis at a hospital which was ordered to improve, a report has revealed. Staff in the emergency department
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Leading health professionals call for an end to solitary confinement in youth jails
The solitary confinement of children and young people in the justice system should be abolished, leading medics have said. In a joint plea to the Government, the British Medical Association
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Scientists identify 80 weaknesses in prostate cancer that drugs could target
Weaknesses in prostate cancer that could be targeted by drugs have been identified by scientists, in the most comprehensive study of its kind. An international team, led by the Institute
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Father blames medication and ‘arrogant doctors’ for death of his autistic son
The father of an autistic teenager who died after being prescribed antipsychotic medication has blamed the drug for his death and said his son would still be alive if “arrogant”
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Home Secretary sorry for ‘appalling’ treatment of Windrush generation in citizenship row
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has offered an apology in the Commons to members of the so-called Windrush generation who have been subjected to what she described as “appalling” treatment by
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Brothers lose court case for father to ‘pass away at home’ while fed through tube
Four brothers who wanted their sick elderly father to be allowed to leave hospital and “naturally pass away” at home after complaining about the way he was being cared for
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Health workers reveal details of assaults as study shows 10% rise in incidents
Physical assaults on health workers including nurses and ambulance crews have increased as staff shortages create a “hostile” environment, a new study shows. Research for Unison revealed a near-10% rise
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Unhealthy lifestyles leaving women woefully unprepared for pregnancy, research
Many British women of child-bearing age are living unhealthy lifestyles that make them woefully unprepared for pregnancy, new research suggests. A survey reveals that large numbers of young women smoke,
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Autistic teenager’s condition led to death caused by antipsychotic drugs, inquest hears
Antipsychotic drugs caused a teenager to develop the rare condition which led to his death, an inquest has heard. Thomas Oliver McGowan, known as Oliver, who was mildly autistic and
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