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Health
Boy who lost seven litres of blood issues plea for more donors
Elliott Wills’s life was saved by emergency supplies of O negative blood, but donor numbers have declined in recent years.
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Storm Newton
8 Jun 2026
Health
Experts use ‘filler’ treatment to restore sight in people with rare condition
The new treatment can help with hypotony – which affects about 100 people in the UK each year.
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Storm Newton
12 Jan 2026
Celebrity News
Charity launches Grief Run Clubs to connect those who have lost loved ones
They will take place in London once a month.
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Storm Newton
8 Jan 2026
Politics
Doctors return to work as hospitals work to recover from strike disruption
Health experts have warned that the impact of the strike will be felt into the new year ‘and beyond’.
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Storm Newton
22 Dec 2025
Politics
NHS services ‘up and running this weekend’ as doctors enter final days of strike
Resident doctors will return to work at 7am on Monday.
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Storm Newton
20 Dec 2025
Health
Flu cases may be ‘starting to settle’ in some areas, NHS chief says
Sir Jim Mackey gave evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee.
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Storm Newton
17 Dec 2025
Politics
Dentists to be paid more to see urgent patients under new reforms for sector
It comes as a report suggests dental vouchers worth £150 a year should be introduced in a bid to ‘end the postcode lottery’ of care.
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Storm Newton
16 Dec 2025
Science
Robotic-assisted biopsy hailed as ‘paradigm shift’ for lung cancer diagnosis
The technology allows medics to reach small spots on the lungs that would usually be left to be monitored, speeding up diagnosis for patients.
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Storm Newton
15 Dec 2025
Politics
Wes Streeting ‘not comfortable’ with puberty blocker clinical trial
The Health Secretary made a ban on puberty blockers indefinite in December last year.
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Storm Newton
12 Dec 2025
Politics
Streeting ‘genuinely fearful’ for the NHS as strike looms and flu cases surge
The Health Secretary said the BMA has chosen next week for a walkout as the union knows it ‘will be most painful for the NHS’.
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Storm Newton
12 Dec 2025
Health
New sound therapy offers hope to people with ringing and buzzing in their ears
Researchers found the therapy, comprising modified musical notes, quietened tinnitus by around 10% on average.
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Storm Newton
10 Dec 2025
Health
Changes in NHS maternity care ‘too slow’, head of national review finds
The initial impressions from Baroness Valerie Amos come ahead of her full findings being published in 2026.
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Storm Newton
9 Dec 2025
Science
Innovative therapy gives hope to patients whose blood cancer ‘seemed incurable’
Almost two thirds of patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia involved in a clinical trial of the treatment are now disease-free.
By
Storm Newton
8 Dec 2025
Business News
Resident doctors in England set for five-day December strike, BMA announces
The walkout will take place from 7am on December 17 until December 22.
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Storm Newton
1 Dec 2025
Health
Urgent stem cell plea to save life of 13-year-old with rare blood disorder
Millie Fairley, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, has aplastic anaemia, which affects around two people in every million in the UK.
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Storm Newton
1 Dec 2025
Politics
Resident doctors to vote on extending mandate for strike action
If the ballot is successful, the mandate would last until August 2026.
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Storm Newton
28 Nov 2025
Health
Children with gender dysphoria ‘could remain on puberty blockers after trial’
Plans for a puberty blockers trial were announced in 2024 following the publication of the Cass Review.
By
Storm Newton
22 Nov 2025
Politics
Youngsters risk being ‘pushed back into long waits’ for mental health support
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By
Storm Newton
20 Nov 2025
Health
Man who battled depression hails outdoor swimming for changing his life
Richard Williams had survived a suicide attempt when a talk with a friend led him to joining a study exploring the impact of cold water on depression.
By
Storm Newton
19 Nov 2025
Health
Around one in three people have turned to AI for mental health help, poll finds
Mental Health UK called for urgent safeguards to be put in place.
By
Storm Newton
18 Nov 2025
Science
Drug breakthrough could ‘substantially slow progression’ of MND, scientists say
A preclinical study of M102 showed it slowed the progression of MND and preserved muscle function in mice.
By
Storm Newton
11 Nov 2025
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