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Clinical trial plea for young man with failing heart /in /by

Without a clinical trial, Louis O'Brien-Smith fears he will "keep deteriorating and probably die".

‘Ethnic bias’ delayed care before pregnancy death /in /by

A probe at Liverpool Women's Hospital finds delayed diagnosis and treatment of a pregnant black woman.

12-hour A&E waits in winter ‘becoming normalised’ /in /by

Experts warn long waits becoming normalised as NHS winter waits show little sign of improvement.

England now seeing clusters of measles cases /in /by

Another 56 cases have been seen in the last week across a number of regions.

School uniforms may impede child activity – study /in /by

A Cambridge study suggests that children who wear school uniforms may be less physically active.

‘Meaty’ rice grown in lab for protein kick /in /by

A team in South Korea say they have cracked how to grow beef muscle and fat cells inside grains of rice.

Confusion over ultra-processed food labelling /in /by

Not enough data to say adding processing information to labelling would be helpful, researchers say.

IVF clinic investigated over possible damaged eggs /in /by

Guy's Hospital has apologised to more than 100 women whose eggs and embryos may have been damaged.

Pesticide maker used “weak” data on Parkinson’s /in /by

A UK pesticide producer did not look at key health records in its Parkinson's study, legal papers show.

NHS ‘not ready’ for new Alzheimer’s drugs /in /by

A leading charity says the NHS is unprepared for the rollout of innovative new drugs.