GPs told to guarantee same-day appointments for urgent cases
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Critical incident declared at Nottingham hospitals
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Medical neglect contributed to mother's death, inquest finds
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Health warning over Cape Verde travel after stomach bug deaths
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Sepsis mistakes killed our daughter - we fear it could happen again
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'Hospital's neglect in my son's death has ripped our hearts out'
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Mum with cervical cancer begged for scan after years of being 'fobbed off'
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Finger-prick blood test could be early warning for children with type 1 diabetes
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Hospitals warned end-of-life care crisis threatening treatment
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Flu cases falling ahead of Christmas, experts say
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Dentists to prioritise urgent care and save some patients more than £200 under plans
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Ultra-processed food is global health threat, experts warn
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3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
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5 lessons from a house that generates more energy than it uses
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'Shocking' pharmacy chain should be shut down - MP
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Ted Cruz claims without evidence that China is funding U.S. climate lawsuits
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Women's healthcare chronically underfunded, says Melinda French Gates
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Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England
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Leniency on lice in schools meets reality
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Seven-week wait for some red flag cancer patients
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Hurricane Katrina forced changes at FEMA. Trump is rolling them back
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Supreme Court allows NIH to stop making nearly $800M in research grants for now
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Ants could teach humans a thing or two about teamwork
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Why has RFK Jr scrapped funding for vaccines?
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'Zombie' cells have scientists rethinking how we age — and what to do about it
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A squirmy diet may explain the high nitrogen levels in neanderthal remains
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SpaceX launches international crew to space station on 6-month NASA mission
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Older driver rules 'could have saved mum's life'
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Former nurse loses legal challenge over private gender clinic
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Boost our pay or risk strike action, warn nurse leaders
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Food hygiene plea after E.coli infections rise
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Researchers find that songbirds sometimes get 'divorced'
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Summers are getting hotter. Here's how experts say to cope with it
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Trying to keep your brain young? A big new study finds these lifestyle changes help
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How the largest daily migration on Earth stores carbon in the ocean
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Sleep, run, hydrate - should you be a stickler for recommended daily doses?
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People like extroverted robots — but they relate to the neurotic ones
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Did spiders' ancestors come from the ocean?
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Firefly numbers have fallen in some parts of the U.S., study finds
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UK-first scheme aims to cut cardiac arrest deaths
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