Doctors have praised the “tremendous medical achievement” which means young people with HIV can now expect a near-normal life expectancy. A study in The Lancet HIV medical journal found that
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Former EastEnders star John Partridge has said his mother died with nothing in her bank account because of the cost of care home fees, just a year after he took
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More than 60,000 lone children applied for asylum in EU countries last year, new figures show. The bloc’s member states registered a total of 63,290 unaccompanied minors seeking international protection
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People would need to save £800 a year for 125 years to fund the cost of dementia care, according to a new report. The study, for the Alzheimer’s Society, warns
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A 17-year-old boy whose two older brothers have been killed while “waging jihad” in Syria has been made the subject of a special care plan designed to keep him safe
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The country’s most senior family judge has hit out at the “shocking” practice of separating elderly couples against their wishes in care homes. Sir James Munby, president of the Family
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to prosecute an NHS trust after an 18-year-old patient drowned at one of its specialist facilities. Connor Sparrowhawk (pictured) suffered an epileptic seizure
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Two children unnecessarily made to use wheelchairs because their mother “fabricated” illnesses were “neglected” by council social services bosses, a family court judge has said. Judge Vera Mayer said a
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Seven out of 10 children with serious mental health problems are being treated outside their home area, according to NHS figures. Around 69% of young patients were admitted to hospitals
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Cannabis treatment could slow down – or even reverse – memory loss and other brain ageing effects in older people, say scientists. New research on mice has shown that low
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