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AI designs antibiotics for gonorrhoea and MRSA superbugs

Two new potential drugs have been designed by AI to kill drug-resistant bacteria, in a major Massachusetts Institute of Technology study.

What if we could cure blindness?

There’ve been some amazing breakthroughs in treating certain kinds of blindness in recent years. But does everyone in the blind community want to be ‘cured’? Comedian Tom Skelton, who started losing his sight at 21, explores.

Hospital treatments failing to meet demand, say experts

A small rise in the NHS backlog prompts questions about how well ministers are doing on improving waits.

Families fear maternity review ‘doomed’ to fail as chair named

Families say they are "upset and angry at the way we have been treated as bereaved parents" by government

Sliced Bread

Is expensive salt better for your health?

Sliced Bread

Is expensive salt better for your health?

Expectant mothers encouraged to use vital service

Women across the East of England are now able to self-refer to local maternity services online.

UK cases of mosquito-borne virus more than double

More than 70 cases of the chikungunya virus were reported in the UK in the first six months of this year.

ADHD drugs have wider life benefits, study suggests

A study has linked ADHD drugs to reduced substance misuse, suicide, transport accidents and criminality.

The deadly cancers left behind by 50 years of success

Half of people with cancer survive but lack of progress for some forms of disease is worrying experts.