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31 December 2014 Last updated at 17:47

Experimental drug for UK Ebola nursePauline Cafferkey

Pauline Cafferkey, the nurse being treated for Ebola, is receiving an experimental anti-viral drug and blood from survivors of the disease, doctors say.


Viagra pillsKnighthood for 'father of Viagra'

Two chemists, one who started research on Viagra and one YouTube celebrity, along with a former NFU president, are knighted in the New Year Honours.

NurseFrontline NHS staff given honours

A host of frontline NHS staff are among those recognised in the New Year Honour's list.

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Hugh Pym Article written by Hugh Pym Hugh Pym Health editor

Christmas closures - plan ahead

On the twelfth day of Christmas...could we be hitting the phones trying to get a GP appointment or turning up at our local surgeries?

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Fergus Walsh Article written by Fergus Walsh Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent

Superbugs to kill 'more than cancer' by 2050

Drug resistant infections will kill an extra 10 million people a year worldwide by 2050 unless action is taken, a study says.

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Nick Triggle Article written by Nick Triggle Nick Triggle Health correspondent

Is the obsession with NHS targets justified?

Targets have become synonymous with the NHS. But are they really a good indication of performance, asks Nick Triggle.

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