Middle-aged men are nearly three times more likely to be diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) than women – but rates are rising for both sexes, figures show. A
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The first targeted immunotherapy treatment for people with triple negative breast cancer has been provisionally rejected for use on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice)
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Young adults are more likely to feel lonely than their elders, a new study suggests. There are 31% of 18 to 24-year-olds who say they are lonely often or all
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A couple who want to move their severely disabled five-year-old daughter to an Italian hospital are waiting for a judge’s ruling after becoming embroiled in a life-support dispute with doctors
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Theresa May has urged MPs to seize a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to help domestic abuse survivors by passing “landmark” new laws. The former prime minister used her Commons first speech since
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A pregnant MP has asked the police for protection after an anti-abortion group launched a campaign against her. Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy, who supported efforts to bring about a change
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A local council has apologised after it mistakenly sent letters to 41 grieving families inviting them to apply for a school place for their dead child. Norfolk County Council’s error
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Pharmacists are experiencing shortages of every major type of medicine, including hormone replacement therapy (HRT), antidepressants and anti-epilepsy pills, according to a poll. Blood pressure drugs, contraceptives, painkillers and skin
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At least 200,000 people over the age of 60 are the victim of domestic abuse each year, according to a new report. The Age UK study said the figure is
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A former headmaster of a prestigious music school rocked by child sex abuse scandals has told an inquiry he “bitterly regrets” not knowing what was going on. John Vallins was
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