Two cannabis-based medicines have been recommended for use on the NHS for the first time. Epidyolex has been approved for two rare types of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet syndromes, while
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One in five young people have been bullied in the past 12 months, with three out of four saying it has impacted their mental health, new research has found. Anti-bullying
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Rape victims are being forced to pay mobile phone bills for months after their devices are taken away for examination by police, an investigation has found. Survivors can be left
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Around 1.5 million older people in England have an unmet need for social care, a charity has warned. Age UK estimates that one in seven people aged 65 and over
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The “sudden and unexpected” death of a woman with paranoid schizophrenia in a mental health facility must lead to change, a coroner has said. Side effects of Katherine Stamp’s medication
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Older people should up their exercise levels once they hit 60 to help cut their risk of heart attack and stroke, new research suggests. People who started exercising after being
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Care home investor Target Healthcare has snapped up 39 properties across the UK in an £81.3 million deal. The real estate investment trust has agreed to buy seven care homes
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Three quarters of asylum seekers in the UK waited more than six months for an initial decision on their case in the last quarter of 2018, a new report shows.
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Boris Johnson is promising a fast track “NHS visa” making it easier for overseas doctors and nurses to work in the UK if the Tories win the General Election. Ministers
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A Conservative candidate who made “ill-judged comments” during a radio discussion about a high-profile rape case has announced he is standing down. Former BBC Radio Norfolk presenter Nick Conrad (pictured)
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