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Cost of children’s homes doubles but care can be poor

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Cost of children’s homes doubles but care can be poor

awais September 12, 2025

Alison HoltSocial affairs editor and James Melley and Judith Burns BBC The cost of residential care for...

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What the NHS can learn from the country that boosted cancer survival

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What the NHS can learn from the country that boosted cancer survival

awais September 12, 2025

Hugh PymHealth editor BBC “It was really bad – we had patients dying on the waiting lists...

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Hospitals warn staff under pressure as NHS waiting lists rise

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Hospitals warn staff under pressure as NHS waiting lists rise

awais September 11, 2025

Getty Images Doctors say the NHS is struggling to meet demand in England as new data shows...

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Postcode lottery for new cancer treatments, doctors warn

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Postcode lottery for new cancer treatments, doctors warn

awais September 11, 2025

Philippa RoxbyHealth reporter and Jim ReedHealth reporter Getty Images Advances in radiotherapy and other forms of cancer...

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Fertility clinics must stop unproven treatments, watchdog warns

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Fertility clinics must stop unproven treatments, watchdog warns

awais September 11, 2025

Smitha MundasadHealth reporter Getty Images Both NHS and private fertility clinics must stop offering unproven treatments that...

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Women’s healthcare chronically underfunded, says Melinda French Gates

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Women’s healthcare chronically underfunded, says Melinda French Gates

awais September 10, 2025

Megha MohanBBC World Service gender and identity correspondent Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Melinda French Gates has pledged a...

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Alzheimer’s blood test could ‘revolutionise’ diagnosis

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Alzheimer’s blood test could ‘revolutionise’ diagnosis

awais September 10, 2025

Fergus WalshMedical Editor Getty Images More than 1,000 people across the UK with suspected dementia are to...

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More children are obese than underweight, Unicef warns

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More children are obese than underweight, Unicef warns

awais September 10, 2025

Dominic HughesGlobal Health correspondent Getty Images Obesity among children and young people is now a global problem...

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Mitchum apologises after deodorant left users with itchy, burning armpits

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Mitchum apologises after deodorant left users with itchy, burning armpits

awais September 9, 2025

Faarea Masud & Connie BowkerBBC News Mitchum Mitchum has apologised after customers were left with “burning armpits”...

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Best and worst-performing NHS Trusts in England named

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Best and worst-performing NHS Trusts in England named

awais September 9, 2025

Hugh PymHealth editor, BBC News Getty Images New league tables rating the performance of NHS trusts in...

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