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High-grade masks evidence weak, Covid inquiry told /in /by

UKHSA's Prof Susan Hopkins said respirator masks may have worked no better than thin surgical masks.

High-grade masks evidence weak, Covid inquiry told /in /by

UKHSA's Prof Susan Hopkins said respirator masks may have worked no better than thin surgical masks.

New XEC Covid variant: What are the symptoms and is it spreading in the UK? /in /by

XEC has some new mutations that might help it spread this autumn, scientists say.

Nurses bore the brunt of Covid, ex-chief nurse says /in /by

Dame Ruth May tells the Covid inquiry nurses struggled with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment.

Nurses bore the brunt of Covid, ex-chief nurse says /in /by

Dame Ruth May tells the Covid inquiry nurses struggled with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment.

How many of us will end up being diagnosed with ADHD? /in /by

Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady.

How many of us will end up being diagnosed with ADHD? /in /by

Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady.

Assisted dying law change backed by ‘citizens’ jury’ /in /by

The panel of 28 felt it was important to give people choice, but only if they were terminally ill.

‘It should be my choice not to suffer’ /in /by

A woman with terminal cancer is calling on the government to "urgently" reform assisted dying laws.

Inquiry under way into 2,000 mental health deaths /in /by

Baroness Lampard says the inquiry is "of the gravest concern and significance" as it opens in Essex.