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The undiagnosed boy who baffles doctors
Working out what makes Charlie Parkes ill is like fitting together "little pieces of a puzzle", his mum says.
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The undiagnosed boy who baffles doctors
Working out what makes Charlie Parkes ill is like fitting together "little pieces of a puzzle", his mum says.
Measles baby's eyes 'were swollen shut'
Unicef warns that 169 million children globally did not get the first dose of the measles vaccine.
'Exhilarating' implant turns thoughts to speech
The technology could eventually help those who have lost their voice to speak again.
'No passive screen time' for babies
Children under two should not be given screens or TV to keep them quiet, new guidelines say.
Parkinson's implant 'transforms lives'
Patients are now able to walk more freely as a result of electrical stimulation to their spines.
'Landmark' child malaria vaccine rolled out
The treatment, developed over 30 years, is the first to give partial protection to children, WHO says.
Woman wakes after 27 years in a coma
Munira Abdulla, from the United Arab Emirates, had been unconscious since 1991 after a car crash.
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The undiagnosed boy who baffles doctors
Working out what makes Charlie Parkes ill is like fitting together "little pieces of a puzzle", his mum says.
Measles baby's eyes 'were swollen shut'
Unicef warns that 169 million children globally did not get the first dose of the measles vaccine.
'Exhilarating' implant turns thoughts to speech
The technology could eventually help those who have lost their voice to speak again.
'No passive screen time' for babies
Children under two should not be given screens or TV to keep them quiet, new guidelines say.
Parkinson's implant 'transforms lives'
Patients are now able to walk more freely as a result of electrical stimulation to their spines.
'Landmark' child malaria vaccine rolled out
The treatment, developed over 30 years, is the first to give partial protection to children, WHO says.
Woman wakes after 27 years in a coma
Munira Abdulla, from the United Arab Emirates, had been unconscious since 1991 after a car crash.
Measles baby's eyes 'were swollen shut'
Unicef warns that 169 million children globally did not get the first dose of the measles vaccine.
'Exhilarating' implant turns thoughts to speech
The technology could eventually help those who have lost their voice to speak again.
'No passive screen time' for babies
Children under two should not be given screens or TV to keep them quiet, new guidelines say.
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