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Junior doctor strike costs £1m a day - NHS boss

Junior doctors begin their longest walkout to date in a dispute over pay.

Junior doctor strike costs £1m a day - NHS boss

Health workers will get promised payments

More than 27,000 healthcare workers in England will receive one-off payments of at least £1,600.

Health workers will get promised payments

Doctors' A&E safety warnings snubbed by watchdog

Consultants at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital warned patient safety was "seriously compromised".

Doctors' A&E safety warnings snubbed by watchdog

The man in the iron lung: How Paul Alexander lived life to the full

He spent 72 years using an iron lung machine to breathe after surviving polio as a child.

The man in the iron lung: How Paul Alexander lived life to the full

What we know about Kate's cancer diagnosis

In a video message she said she started preventative chemotherapy last month.

What we know about Kate's cancer diagnosis

Blood test reveals best lung cancer treatment

Test for patients in England checks if tumours can be treated with pills rather than chemotherapy.

Blood test reveals best lung cancer treatment

Man 'recovering well' after pig kidney transplant

Surgeons say using animals for organ donation could cut waiting lists and save lives.

Man 'recovering well' after pig kidney transplant

Extreme heat can double stillbirth among working women - study

Women in India are found to be twice as likely to lose babies if they are working in hot conditions.

Extreme heat can double stillbirth among working women - study

New hope for sisters trapped in their bodies

Neuroferritinopathy is a brain disease which traps people, mostly from one family, in their bodies.

New hope for sisters trapped in their bodies

NHS AI test spots tiny cancers missed by doctors

An AI tool called Mia found missed breast cancer symptoms in the scans of 11 women during an NHS test.

NHS AI test spots tiny cancers missed by doctors

Letby inquiry: NHS staff want their voices heard

A group representing hundreds of clinicians wants to highlight a culture "detrimental to patient safety".

Letby inquiry: NHS staff want their voices heard

Smoking ban for those born after 2009 moves ahead

The UK government pushes ahead with plans for some of the world's toughest anti-tobacco laws.

Smoking ban for those born after 2009 moves ahead

MP calls for Down's syndrome abortion law change

Rishi Sunak declines to back Sir Liam Fox's call to outlaw the abortion after 24 weeks of foetuses diagnosed with Down's syndrome.

MP calls for Down's syndrome abortion law change

Kate hospital responds after alleged privacy breach

It follows reports, first published by the Daily Mirror, that a staff member at the London Clinic attempted to access her private medical reports.

Kate hospital responds after alleged privacy breach

Junior doctors vote to continue strike action

Ballot results give British Medical Association another six-month mandate for walkouts in England.

Junior doctors vote to continue strike action

UK too slow to act on lethal drug threat - doctors

Government bans 15 synthetic opioids, but experts say it must do more.

UK too slow to act on lethal drug threat - doctors

Emma Barnett: 'Why I wanted a baby loss certificate'

The Woman's Hour presenter explains why she applied for a document to recognise her pregnancy loss.

Emma Barnett: 'Why I wanted a baby loss certificate'

Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells

The gene-editing method used might ultimately offer a way to remove HIV, experts say.

Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells

Doctor sorry for toddler's 'sub-standard' care

Ivy Rupasinghe's grieving parents are considering their next move after a hospital's admission.

Doctor sorry for toddler's 'sub-standard' care

'Pay dentists 25% more for NHS work' to stem exodus

The British Dental Association says increasing the treatment rate would provide a short-term fix in England.

'Pay dentists 25% more for NHS work' to stem exodus