In what is believed to be one of the largest “product liability” group actions in the UK, a group of 312 claimants brought High Court proceedings against manufacturer DePuy over
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More than six times as many students from London took up places to study medicine and dentistry last year, compared to those from north-east England, Press Association analysis shows. The
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A grandmother’s “painful death” from cancer could have been avoided, the health ombudsman has said. Pamela North, from Dagenham in Essex, died after a hospital’s nine-month delay to diagnose her
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Family doctors should be able to access a Wikipedia-style information page so they can refer patients to social activities to help combat loneliness, a leading doctor has said. Meanwhile, there
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New research has shown that older people with very low risk of heart disease also have very little frailty, raising the possibility that frailty could be prevented. The largest study
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Artificial intelligence will be used to help stop 22,000 cancer deaths a year by 2033, Theresa May will say in a speech setting out how science can transform health. Medical
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Gardening experts are teaming up with the NHS to promote the positive impact horticulture can have for people’s mental health. The Royal Horticultural Society has already pledged its Feel Good
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A senior paramedic’s innovative idea has reduced A&E visits from “frequent callers” by up to 90% in her area and is now being rolled out across the country. Frequent callers
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Promises to bring more patient care closer to home by prioritising NHS community services have fallen flat, a report has claimed. National strategies under successive governments have concluded that the
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The death of a pensioner who was murdered by a neighbour just days after he was discharged from a psychiatric unit was preventable, a review has concluded. Daniel Atkins, who
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