NHS
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Diabetes services "poor value" – report
Diabetes services in England are failing to deliver value for money, according to a damning official report published today. Read more
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Extra time drug u-turn
British regulators today performed a u-turn over a controversial drug – which campaigners say can give men with prostate cancer quality "extra time". Read more
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Scottish whisky price set to rise
Doctors’ leaders have welcomed plans to enforce a 50p a unit minimum price for alcohol in Scotland. Read more
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Health boost predicted for minimum alcohol price
Minimum alcohol pricing will have a range of beneficial effects on health, it was claimed today. Read more
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Vaccine call after increase in whooping cough cases
Parents have been urged to have their children vaccinated against whooping cough after 665 laboratory confirmed cases were recorded in England and Wales in the first three months of 2012, it was revealed today (April 13). Read more
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Nine months on artificial heart for Joe, 3
A three year old boy has had a successful transplant after spending nine months on an artificial heart, it has been announced. Read more
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Elderly exercise programmes ‘inadequate’
Elderly people enjoy taking part in exercise programmes – but often they are not getting the right kind of exercise, according to an analysis published today. Read more
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Changes that help asthma children
Small changes in primary care and schools have been able to achieve dramatic improvements in preventing serious illness among children with asthma, a conference will hear today. Read more
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Pulse screening call
A simple screening programme to identify people at risk from irregular heartbeats should be introduced "urgently" across the UK, according to stroke specialists. Read more
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Pregnant smokers problem for north
There are massive differences around England in the risk of women smoking to the end of pregnancy, according to figures published yesterday. Read more