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The life-changing gene therapy that can restore vision

Andrew had known since childhood that one day he would lose his sight. He donated his skin cells to researchers working on a treatment, hoping for a breakthrough not just for himself, but also for his daughter...

Warning issued over branded kids’ magnesium gummies

An undeclared drug that can cause drowsiness and headaches has been found in Nutrition Ignition supplements.

Warning issued over branded kids’ magnesium gummies

An undeclared drug that can cause drowsiness and headaches has been found in Nutrition Ignition supplements.

Baby did not die due to mouldy flat, coroner finds

Akram Mohammed died of various infections but his parents previously blamed their living conditions.

‘Chemo wrecked my teeth, I can’t afford treatment’

Faye Woodley says dental care in the UK "feels like we're going back to Victorian times".

Bindi Irwin ‘genuinely healing’ after 13 years of endometriosis pain

Her story has reignited conversations about the condition that affects about one in ten women.

‘Broken and burnt out’: Nurse lifts lid on staffing at children’s cancer unit

A whistleblower who resigned as a nurse from the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children says staff shortages at a cancer unit are not new.

‘The worst decision you could ever have to make’

Sarah Spooner suffered such severe hyperemesis gravidarum, or extreme pregnancy sickness, that she felt she had no choice but to have an abortion.

‘The worst decision you could ever have to make’

Sarah Spooner suffered such severe hyperemesis gravidarum, or extreme pregnancy sickness, that she felt she had no choice but to have an abortion.

Periods have ‘massive impact’ on female athletes

Olympic gold medalist Sophie Capewell talks about how periods impact female cyclists and athletes.