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36 UK infants ill after drinking contaminated baby formula

It comes after some batches made by Nestle and Danone were recalled after being contaminated with a toxin.

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36 UK infants ill after drinking contaminated baby formula

It comes after some batches made by Nestle and Danone were recalled after being contaminated with a toxin.

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Dad starts wargaming club for men’s mental health

Joe founded Dad's War Room to support men struggling with mental health through tabletop gaming.

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‘Our daughter’s cancer symptoms were dismissed because she was a child’

Isla Sneddon died in March 2025 aged 17, just six months after she was diagnosed with cancer.

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‘Our daughter’s cancer symptoms were dismissed because she was a child’

Isla Sneddon died in March 2025 aged 17, just six months after she was diagnosed with cancer.

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Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening

Looking for signs of the cancer in a more convenient way could help women access the test and prevent the disease occurring, researchers say.

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Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening

Looking for signs of the cancer in a more convenient way could help women access the test and prevent the disease occurring, researchers say.

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Three quarters will survive cancer by 2035, government promises

There are plans for earlier diagnosis and faster treatment in England but experts worry about lack of staff.

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No-one knows what to expect when you’re dying, but hospices are helping me

Hospices caring for people at the end of their lives are at risk because funding is "unsustainable".

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Alleged bullying, harassment and toxic culture at hospital revealed in leaked report

A leaked review uncovers "bullying and harassment" and "violent behaviour" at Wales' largest hospital.

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