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Terminal breast cancer patients 'abandoned'

A nurse and a cancer patient

Thousands of incurable cancer patients are "being denied a dedicated specialist nurse".

  • 13 October 2018
  • From the section Health

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NHS waste firm boss denies unsafe practices

It comes after Healthcare Environmental Services was stripped of NHS waste handling contracts.

  • 12 October 2018
  • From the section Health

'I wanted wedding dress to show my scar'

Princess Eugenie has married Jack Brooksbank, 16 years after she had major surgery on her back.

  • 12 October 2018
  • From the section UK

Surge in global C-sections 'alarming'

  • 12 October 2018
  • From the section World

Age boys start puberty 'linked to mothers'

  • 12 October 2018
  • From the section Health

Medical cannabis prescribed from November

  • 11 October 2018
  • From the section Health

Features

Why my bones are crumbling at 27

Lizzie Porter was anorexic throughout her teens, and the years of starvation have left a permanent imprint.

  • 12 October 2018
  • From the section Stories

How to switch off auto-pilot

  • 10 October 2018
  • From the section UK

Are we living in a 'nanny state'?

  • 11 October 2018
  • From the section UK Politics
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Why Doctor Who’s dyspraxic assistant is my real hero

  • 8 October 2018
  • From the section UK

Do you have to work up a sweat to get fit?

  • 10 October 2018
  • From the section Health

A day in the life of the NHS

  • 10 October 2018
  • From the section Health

Analysis

Reality Check: Is Scottish A&E outperforming England?

  • 9 October 2018
  • From the section Health

Should we be forced to pay £30,000 for old-age care?

Nick Triggle Health correspondent
  • 8 October 2018
  • From the section Health

Blood scandal: What have we learned?

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

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