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Ebola patient arrives in LondonThe patient being transferred from hospital in Glasgow

A healthcare worker who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning to Glasgow from Sierra Leone arrives for specialist care at London's Royal Free Hospital.

pharmacyPrescription fraud plan criticised

Pharmacists strongly criticised plans to strengthen checks at the counter for entitlement to free prescriptions in England.

Debbie PurdyRight-to-die campaigner Purdy dies

Debbie Purdy, a woman with progressive multiple sclerosis who fought to clarify the law on assisted suicide, has died, her family confirms.

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Hugh Pym Article written by Hugh Pym Hugh Pym Health editor

Christmas closures - plan ahead

23 December 2014

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

11 December 2014

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

Are we too obsessed with NHS targets?

30 December 2014

Targets have become synonymous with the NHS. But are they really a good indication of performance, asks Nick Triggle. 30237151

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