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Familial feuds have ripple effects, experts say.

A doctor from Chelmsford calls for more checks to stop the drugs being sold inappropriately online.
The American Academy of Pediatrics had called the department’s policies “irresponsible and purposefully misleading” and joined a lawsuit against its vaccine policy.

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Experts say there is a complex picture behind why more babies are being delivered through surgery.

The doctors’ union, the British Medical Association, said it was time the government came up with “a genuinely long-term plan” on pay and jobs.

Resident doctors in England are striking between 17 and 22 December, the 14th walkout since 2023.

Around 7.5% of 16 to 24-year-old-men are using the small sachets that fit under the top lip, research suggests.
The American Heart Association report runs contrary to recent studies — and the group’s own guidelines — that found any amount of alcohol to be harmful.

Complex presenter Kimberly Wilson speaks to Nina Higson-Sweeney about ways to manage OCD.

The new proposals mean those needing complicated care over numerous appointments could save up to £225.
The city and surrounding region have some of the highest levels of flu-like illness in the United States.

The man could have survived had he been given the correct antibiotics, a report finds.
For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when humans stay home.

It comes after ministers made fresh offer amid warning the walkout is risky as NHS battles wave of flu.

Chris Stone-Houghton had been experiencing paranoia when he killed his wife Ruth, an inquest heard.

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Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative mixed into fentanyl, has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities.

Probe into historical abuse at former units in Sussex could lead to more alleged victims coming forward.

An overlooked measurement is linked to early heart changes and increased heart disease risk, even in people without heart problems.

A California nurse, who was just about to remove an ovarian cyst that had grown to almost 10kg, got the shock of her life when a routine pregnancy test came back positive.