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New mum urges HIV checks amid case rise

Becky has spoken out as official figures show testing for HIV remains below pre-pandemic levels.

Under fives betrayed as health declines – experts

Experts highlight child obesity, tooth decay and infant deaths, saying urgent action needed in UK.

Sunak admits he has failed to cut NHS waiting lists

The PM is also challenged to make a bet on another of his key pledges, of sending some asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Man told NHS will not fund £40k a time treatment

Craig Shore, who has ocular uveal melanoma, will have to pay up to £240,000 for chemosaturation.

Parents of sudden-death children ‘let down by NHS’

Sudden unexplained death in childhood claims 50 lives in the UK every year - some parents get no support.

Can Musk’s Neuralink brain chip really change the world?

The world's richest man is betting heavily on his brain chip, but he has ground to make up.

Did bodybuilding bring on my early perimenopause?

Adele Johnston was 33 when she developed painful symptoms such as heart palpitations and itchy skin.

The cancer doctor trying to stop his brain tumour killing him

Richard Scolyer hopes the life-saving melanoma research he pioneered could treat his brain tumour.

Covid inquiry: Five things we learned last week

Senior politicians from the Scottish and UK governments gave evidence on the inquiry's third and final week in Edinburgh.

Online GP access leaves patients lost, says report

Healthwatch Surrey says many people are left feeling helpless and lost with online services.