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US surgeon explains pig kidney-human transplant test
US surgeons say they have successfully transplanted the kidney of a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human. The...
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Homecare costs outstrip funding from councils, says report
This covers the minimum wage, travel time, pensions, holidays, training, PPE, office staff and 60p for profit or reinvestment...
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Covid: Protect schools from anti-vax protests
Sir Keir, who is a former director of public prosecutions, said local authorities should have the power to impose public...
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Budget 2021: NHS in England to receive £5.9bn to reduce backlog
Some of the £5.9bn – £2.3bn – will be used to fund a big expansion of diagnostic tests, for example through...
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DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Here’s why boosting bacteria in your breasts could cut the risk of cancer
I was moved to read about Julia Bradbury’s diagnosis of breast cancer and her subsequent mastectomy. The 51-year-old...
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Scots HIV patients to be given new jab once every two months and ditch their daily pills
People living with HIV in Scotland will soon be freed from the burden of taking daily pills, thanks to a breakthrough treatment...
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DR ELLIE CANNON: Why there’s no shame in being treated for depression
Last week I announced on national television that I take antidepressants. I was talking to Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby...
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Should exercise therapy for chronic fatigue patients be banished?
Chronic fatigue patients are at loggerheads with doctors over a controversial treatment that requires them to exercise. Sufferers...
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Is a Cambridge president right in warning her students against putting off pregnancy?
When I was 14, I had a baby. All the girls in my year had one. They weren’t real, of course. They were robotic dolls –...
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Pacemaker upgrade could warn about upcoming heart attacks
Pacemakers can be upgraded to automatically warn doctors when a patient is showing signs of deteriorating heart health, which...
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Retired engineer, 75, pays £18,000 for a private knee replacement before being offered free surgery
Retired engineer, 75, pays £18,000 for a private knee replacement after being told he had a two-year wait on the NHS –...
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Long Covid forces Norfolk nurse of 25 years to quit beloved job
A former nurse said Covid-19 had left her with badly-damaged lungs, a possible heart condition and forced her to change jobs. Kathryn...
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What is Covid Plan B and what are the rules across the UK this winter?
Plans for reintroducing stricter Covid restrictions in England should be prepared, according to the government’s scientific...
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Social care crisis: Woman, 92, waited four months to be discharged
When Mrs Hanson became unwell in May, she was admitted to Morriston Hospital in Swansea. Her care arrangements, put in place...
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Covid: Labour calls for Plan B measures in England
“We do need to have people using lateral flow tests, avoiding contact with large numbers of people in enclosed spaces,...
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STEPHEN ADAMS: Three reasons not to panic over Britain’s Covid infection rate
New daily Covid cases are running at double the rate they were at this time last year. The number of people hospitalised...
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Ministers plan walk-in clinics to speed up vaccine rollout for 12-to 15-year-olds
Walk-in vaccine clinics for schoolchildren will be unveiled within weeks in an effort to speed up the jabs rollout. The Mail...
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Doctor who ‘botched three major gallbladder operations in five days’ is STILL working for the NHS
Doctor who ‘botched three major gallbladder operations in five days’ is STILL working for the NHS despite watchdog’s...
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How 14 Britons in their 90s ended up in hospital for abusing cocaine last year
Cocaine addict pensioners: How 14 Britons in their 90s ended up in hospital for abusing the drug last year – up from...
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GPs and patients complain about Covid-19 booster jab chaos
Last week The Mail on Sunday revealed that hundreds of thousands of the UK’s highest-risk patients are in danger of missing...
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Care homes may close over mandatory staff vaccines, industry experts fear
Care homes may close over mandatory staff vaccines: Elderly residents could be at higher risk of catching Covid because of...
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Squid Blame! Hit Netflix show that depicts potentially deadly games may breed bullies, expert warns
Squid Game could be harming young viewers’ ‘social and emotional development and might breed bullies, expert...
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‘Our son would not have died if he had seen GP face to face’: Parents’ fury over meningitis death
‘Our son would not have died if he had seen GP face to face’: Parents’ fury over meningitis death of student,...
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French drug firm Valneva reports positive results from its Covid trial
French drug firm Valneva today reported successful results from its Covid vaccine trial — a month after the UK cancelled...
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Only HALF of GP appointments are with an actual doctor
Just half of GP appointments in England are with a qualified doctor, official figures show. A total of 52 per cent of...
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Covid: When can I get my Covid booster jab?
In England four million people have had a booster or third jab. More than 400,000 booster jabs and 30,500 third primary doses...
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Baby loss: Our experience should not be a ‘whispered secret’
“Our family was complete when she was there, and now she’s not there, it’ll never be complete, but she’s...
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‘We knew something was wrong when mum shrank’
But is it difficult to detect because the symptoms, which include back pain, easily broken bones, fatigue, weight loss and...
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‘I. Am. So. Sorry’: Talking about my pregnancy losses
But like me, 1 in 100 women will experience recurrent miscarriage, which is defined in the UK as three miscarriages in a...
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Funny memes can help people cope with stress of Covid pandemic, study claims
Funny memes can help people cope with stress of Covid pandemic, study claims Internet memes can help people cope with pandemic...
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Psychologist Gabby Goodier shares the ‘straw’ breathing technique she swears by for stress relief
How to de-stress in MINUTES: Psychologist reveals the ‘straw’ breathing trick she swears by – and why she...
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Doctors accuse No10 of ‘wilful negligence’ for ruling out masks and WFH
Doctors have accused the Government of ‘wilful negligence’ for not to re-imposing face masks and WFH...
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‘Kick in the teeth’ for patients as doctors threaten industrial action: BMA rejects GP access plans
‘Kick in the teeth’ for patients as doctors threaten industrial action: BMA votes unanimously to reject plans...
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GPs threaten industrial action over No10’s £250million ‘name and shame’ plan
GPs threaten industrial action over No10’s £250million ‘name and shame’ plan to get patients more face-to-face...
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Brits will get vouchers as Fitbit-style watches monitor their exercise levels in new obesity plans
People will get cinema tickets and shopping vouchers as rewards for losing weight under new Government plans to tackle obesity...
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Jab rollout is going too slow because NHS is sending TEXTS to elderly Britons
Britain’s sluggish booster vaccine rollout is being held up by the NHS sending texts to elderly Britons who ‘do...
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Covid was the THIRD leading cause of death in England in September, official data shows
Covid was the third leading cause of death in England last month — with only heart disease and dementia killing more people,...
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Private firms charging £150 for ‘cheaper’ lateral flow Covid swabs
Half-term holiday rip-off: Private firms are charging £150 for ‘cheaper’ lateral flow Covid swabs after government...
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Child’s ‘tonsillitis’ turned out to be a one-in-a-million form of epilepsy
Child’s ‘tonsillitis’ turned out to be a one-in-a-million form of epilepsy that triggered three-day long...
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Sex education: Could consent classes help end harassment?
“Increasingly we hear from young people that they don’t have a reliable, engaging place to find out about intimacy,...