- Taxpayer-funded drugs 'too expensive for patients’ October 22, 2017Campaigners say UK taxpayers "effectively pay twice" for medicines, increasing NHS budget pressures.
- Pollution linked to one in six deaths October 19, 2017Pollution has been linked to nine million deaths each year worldwide, according to a report in The Lancet.
- 'Handful of changes' make cancer October 19, 2017It takes between one and 10 mutations to turn a healthy cell cancerous.
- Ulster Hospital discrimination case over food allergies October 20, 2017Girls with "life-threatening" food allergies were exposed to food in an allergy clinic waiting room.
- Tougher measures for 999 staff attacks backed October 20, 2017We need to stand by those who stand by us, says an MP whose bill is a step closer to becoming law.
- Call for more Irlen Syndrome specialists in schools October 20, 2017Children who are unaware they have Irlen Syndrome are "being turned off education", it is claimed.
- 'Steep rise' in self-harm among teenage girls October 19, 2017Researchers say it is likely the increase is real and not just down to better awareness from GPs.
- Novelty contact lenses 'can cause sight loss' October 19, 2017Eye experts warn of nasty infections and even sight loss if they are not used safely.
- No applicants for GP job at locum-run Pembrokeshire surgery October 19, 2017Not a single person applied to work as a GP in the surgery which is currently staffed by locums.
- Hundreds of families block organ donation October 19, 2017Legally, consent lies with the deceased, but in practice, relatives' wishes are always respected.
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