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| | Promises made over NHS overhaul |
| | Ministers have sought to allay fears over the forthcoming overhaul of the NHS in England. |
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| | Early baby survival 'unchanged' |
| | Babies born at 23 weeks or earlier are no more likely to survive than they were a decade ago, a study finds. |
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| | HIV funding priority shift call |
| | Funding for HIV prevention is being wasted on strategies which have little impact, say US researchers. |
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| | Jab urged after diphtheria death |
| | Infectious disease experts have warned parents to check their children are vaccinated after suspected death from diphtheria. |
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| | Half city's youth 'take cocaine' |
| | More than 50% of young people in Liverpool admit to having taken cocaine, a new report claims. |
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| | Trial tests lung cancer screening |
| | Smokers with a severe lung condition are tested to assess who is at greatest risk of lung cancer. |
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| | MRSA 'cut by stopping injections' |
| | A hospital trust claims to have eliminated MRSA bloodstream infections by cutting intravenous injections. |
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| | 2,500 donors' blood thrown away |
| | Blood from more than 2,500 donors is thrown away after a National Blood Service refrigeration unit breaks down. |
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| | Adults with autism to be audited |
| | For the first time the government is to calculate the number of adults with autism in England. |
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| | Handling of junior medics 'inept' |
| | The handling of the junior doctors recruitment chaos last year by the government was inept, MPs say. |
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| | Paediatricians' GMC case delayed |
| | The General Medical Council wins a delay in an investigation into the work of paediatrician David Southall allowing it to assess new evidence. |
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| | Stillbirth rate not coming down |
| | Stillbirth rates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are not decreasing, according to a report. |
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| | Cannabis laws to be strengthened |
| | Home Secretary Jacqui Smith says cannabis is to be reclassified as a class B drug - against experts' advice. |
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| | Plan to increase abortion sites |
| | Government to consult over whether to relax abortion rules and allow terminations outside hospital in England. |
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| | Third admit to hangover at desk |
| | One in three employees admitted they have been to work with a hangover, a study suggests. |
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| | Warning over hospital infection |
| | Hospitals could face a growing threat from a potentially deadly bacterial infection, warn scientists. |
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| | Treatment 'slashes baby HIV risk' |
| | Treatment can reduce the risk of mother-to-baby HIV transmission to almost zero, research finds. |
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| | Heart disease and stroke |
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| | Cancer: The facts |
| | The disease tends to affect older people - but can strike at any time. |
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| | Pregnancy timeline |
| | A week by week guide to pregnancy taking in how the baby develops, changes to the mother and key scan dates. |
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