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Human body parts 'pile up' in NHS waste backlog

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Waste disposal firm has not been able to incinerate body parts and other waste collected from hospitals.

  • 4 October 2018
  • From the section Health

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Thousands of faulty pregnancy tests recalled

More than 58,000 Clear & Simple tests are being recalled after some were wrongly testing positive.

  • 4 October 2018
  • From the section Health

Second Brit dies after 'Brazilian butt lift'

A Brazilian butt lift is a cosmetic procedure in which fat is injected into the buttocks.

  • 4 October 2018
  • From the section Health

'I'll keep taking your blue pills'

  • 4 October 2018
  • From the section Health
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Baby deaths among Welsh maternity inquiry

  • 4 October 2018
  • From the section Wales

Cannabis 'worse than alcohol' for teens

  • 3 October 2018
  • From the section Health

Features

Why are reusable period products trending?

  • 4 October 2018
  • From the section Business

Is it worth giving up alcohol for a month?

  • 3 October 2018
  • From the section Health

Vaginismus: 'I felt I was broken'

  • 2 October 2018
  • From the section Newsbeat

'My food allergies are life-threatening'

  • 1 October 2018
  • From the section Health

How commonly do drinkers suffer blackouts?

The mother warriors and their Zika babies

  • 18 September 2018

Analysis

Blood scandal: What have we learned?

Hugh Pym Health editor
  • 27 September 2018
  • From the section Health

What will the NHS 10-year plan look like?

Hugh Pym Health editor
  • 13 September 2018
  • From the section Health

How can you get enough iron from your diet?

  • 12 September 2018
  • From the section Health

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