Tag Archive for: BBC News – Health

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.
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Kate hospital responds after alleged privacy breach
It follows reports, first published by the Daily Mirror, that staff at the London Clinic attempted to access her private medical reports.
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Junior doctors vote to continue strike action
Ballot results give British Medical Association another six-month mandate for walkouts in England.
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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.
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UK too slow to act on lethal drug threat – doctors
Government bans 15 synthetic opioids, but experts say it must do more.
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Emma Barnett: ‘Why I wanted a baby loss certificate’
The Woman's Hour presenter explains why she applied for a certificate of loss in memory of her baby.
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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.
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Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells
The gene-editing method used might ultimately offer a way to remove HIV, experts say.
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‘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.
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Doctor sorry for toddler’s ‘sub-standard’ care
Ivy Rupasinghe's grieving parents are considering their next move after a hospital's admission.
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