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NHS racism making doctors 'anxious and depressed'
The doctors' union warns institutional racism harms medics' mental health and therefore patient care.
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More children develop diabetes linked to obesity
Rates of type-2 diabetes are rising and experts are concerned the situation may only deteriorate.
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'Normal birth' term makes women feel failure, midwives' report says
A midwives' report into language used during labour and childbirth finds it should be less judgemental.
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Cancer: High Street pharmacists to make referrals
Hundreds of pharmacists in England are being given powers to send patients for cancer scans and tests.
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Monkeypox to get a new name, says WHO
There is an urgent need for a non-discriminatory and non-stigmatising name, scientists agree.
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Archie Battersbee vigil after judge rules treatment should stop
People join the family of Archie Battersbee,12, after a judge rules life support can be withdrawn.
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Ian Paterson: Improvements should be done at pace, says victim
Ian Paterson was jailed in 2017 after carrying out needless operations on patients.
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HIV: Easier PrEP and condom access in Wales' plans to end infections
Better access to preventative drugs are also among proposals to stop new HIV cases in Wales by 2030.
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Huge plan to map the DNA of all life in British Isles
Scientists are planning to sequence the genomes of all species, including plants, animals, fungi, found in Britain and Ireland.
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Vaping - is it a risk-free option?
Colourful gadgets and fruity flavours are popular, but what is really known about their health effects?
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House of Commons to be 'menopause friendly', Speaker Lindsay Hoyle vows
Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle signs a pledge to actively support staff going through the menopause.
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Archie Battersbee treatment should stop, judge rules
The family of Archie Battersbee,12, say they are "devastated" as a court rules life support can end.
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Can video calls ease the pressure on Scotland's A&Es?
Virtual consultations with patients are being used to stop unnecessary trips to Scotland's A&Es.
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Operose Health: UK’s biggest GP chain replacing doctors with less qualified staff
BBC Panorama went undercover at a surgery run by the UK's biggest provider of GP services to the NHS.
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Child stroke survivor determined to recover say Lowestoft parents
Five-year-old Tilli, from Suffolk, is one of 400 children to have a stroke in the UK every year.
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Memory boxes help families remember lost voices
A PhD student has been creating audio memory boxes for hospice patients in Northern Ireland.
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Salt and sugar tax for England to be ruled out
Proposal not expected to be adopted when government unveils its food strategy for England next week.
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Canada mulls putting warnings on each cigarette
The government says the measure could further cut the number of smokers, especially among the young.
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Medical gaming treating life-changing injuries
From strokes and Parkinson's to PTSD, severe conditions can be helped with game-based therapies.
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Drug workers warn heroin treatment shortage will cost lives
A shortage of diamorphine means former heroin users have relapsed for the first time in decades.
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