Marriage may help to protect people against developing heart disease or having a stroke, according to research. Single, divorced, and widowed people are at a heightened risk of developing the
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A “senseless” benefits test is costing the NHS almost £8 million a year as a result of extra GP appointments or attendance at A&E, a charity has claimed. The MS
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A multi-billion pound increase in NHS funding will “go down the drain” unless action is taken on social care, a leading medic has warned. Labour peer Lord Turnberg, a former
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The leader of one of the country’s biggest trade unions has called on the Prime Minister to fund the NHS properly or call a general election. Dave Prentis, general secretary
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An “extraordinary and bright” teenager who suffered a devastating brain injury at birth is in line for multimillion pound damages from the NHS. Becky Tyler, from Crawley in West Sussex,
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Home Secretary Sajid Javid has announced a review of the medicinal use of cannabis which could lead to patients in the UK being prescribed drugs derived from the banned plant.
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A hospital where patients were left waiting on trolleys and delays were “manipulated” to make them appear less frequent has been told it must improve. Inspectors from health watchdog the
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Breast cancer patients are being denied “life-changing” reconstructive surgery due to rationing in the NHS, a report has said. Figures revealed nearly a quarter of local NHS commissioning groups had
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Tax rises to support a £20.5 billion-a-year boost to the NHS budget will be “fair and balanced”, Theresa May has vowed. The Prime Minister insisted the Government would take a
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The NHS is to get an extra £384 million a week after Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May has said. In a major announcement to mark the 70th anniversary of the
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