A Tory MP has called for a law change to entitle women aged under 40 and with a family history of breast cancer to screening services. Andrew Griffiths (pictured) warned
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A pregnant 25-year-old woman with mental health difficulties who was at the centre of litigation in a specialist court has confounded a judge’s expectations by giving birth naturally. Mr Justice
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Cancer patients must be given one-to-one advice on diet and exercise in order to boost their chances of recovery and survival, health experts have said. A new report found that
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The Infected Blood Inquiry will hold its first hearings in Scotland later. Since the UK-wide inquiry began hearing evidence from witnesses in April, dozens of victims of the contaminated blood
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The Government has made a “firm commitment” to new NHS plans to improve cancer survival and increase mental health support, despite fears of spending pressures in coming years. The Health
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A food supplier has gone into liquidation, causing 125 job losses, after production was suspended for weeks due to a listeria outbreak investigation. The Food Standards Agency had confirmed on
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School funding and NHS recruitment must be the first priorities of the new prime minister, according to a watchdog. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – Westminster’s public spending watchdog –
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A High Court judge has ruled that doctors can give a sick five-year-old girl from a Jehovah’s Witness family a blood transfusion. The little girl’s parents said their religious beliefs
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Twelve people have died of a rare bacterial infection that has spread in Essex, the NHS said. There have been 32 reported cases of the disease, called invasive Group A
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The mother of a pregnant mentally-ill woman who doctors thought should have an abortion had to put her faith in British justice, her lawyer has said. Laura Hobey-Hamsher said the
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