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Woman with rare blood feels 'honoured' to donate

A woman whose blood is so rare that it is frozen for up to three decades feels "very special".

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NHS tracker - are hospital waiting times improving near you?

Use our interactive tracker to see if treatment waits are getting better at your local hospital.

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Police probe breast cancer treatment allegations

The inquiry is being held over concerns of poor care at the County Durham and Darlington trust.

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Hundreds of GPs tell BBC they have never refused a fit note for mental health concerns

The number of fit notes issued has been rising, with more than 11.2m approved in England last year.

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Proton beam hope for asbestos cancer patients

Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer linked to asbestos, but a trial hopes to prolong patient lives.

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Endometriosis study aims for safer diagnosis

Researchers in Worcestershire are using electrodes as a non-invasive diagnosis tool.

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'My daughter died in her sleep, with no warning'

Jo-Ann Burns says her daughter Nicola wasn't told about Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy.

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Alternative to HRT for menopausal hot flushes now on NHS

The non-hormonal daily pill could benefit 500,000 women for whom HRT is not suitable.

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Mother given wrong antibiotics died from sepsis

Bank cashier Aleisha Rochester died two weeks after undergoing a routine procedure to remove an abscess.

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Maternity inquiry chair named in government U-turn

Donna Ockenden is appointed to lead the maternity services inquiry at Leeds hospitals.

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James visits Hackney, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country.

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'I'm in constant pain after vaginal mesh surgery'

Susan McLarnon travelled to Downing Street later to call for "urgent action" to be taken on redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh implants.

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NHS England pauses new prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s

The health service said young people who already receive the drugs will continue to do so.

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Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure', says Chris Whitty

England's top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.

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Charity hopes new HQ can bring people together

Health Connections is to renovate six floors of its new base as spaces for people to come together.

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'I'm still haunted that he died alone': The last voices of the Covid inquiry

Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes three years of public hearings.

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Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day

Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.

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Dentists return £900m for not seeing NHS patients

Sum represents £1 out of every £7 they have been given by NHS as dentists opt to chase private work.

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'My son can now enjoy life': Children with severe form of epilepsy helped by new drug

Families say the groundbreaking medicine is transforming the lives of children with Dravet syndrome.

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Pregnant women's brains shed grey matter to prime them for motherhood, study suggests

It is time to move beyond the “baby brain” cliche, say scientists who scanned dozens of women’s brains.

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