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Surgeon’s op on patient 1,500 miles away a UK first /in /by

The milestone procedure went well, with patient Paul Buxton saying he felt "fantastic".

‘I’m still haunted that he died alone’: The last voices of the Covid inquiry /in /by

Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes four years of public hearings.

‘I’m still haunted that he died alone’: The last voices of the Covid inquiry /in /by

Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes four years of public hearings.

‘Game-changing’ urine tests could detect breast cancer, endometriosis and PCOS /in /by

New tests are being developed to spot early signs of breast cancer and endometriosis in urine.

‘Moment of reckoning’ needed in social care, says Louise Casey /in /by

The chair of the independent commission on social care recommends introducing a full-time dementia tsar, and new fast-track passport system for people diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).

Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day /in /by

Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.

Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day /in /by

Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.

Woman reveals pain of living with endometriosis /in /by

"People have horrendous periods and think they just have to live with it... [but] you don’t," she says.

Woman reveals pain of living with endometriosis /in /by

"People have horrendous periods and think they just have to live with it... [but] you don’t," she says.

Trying to get social care can be ‘horrendous’, Baroness Casey tells BBC /in /by

The chair of the independent commission on adult social care also says the care system relies on the exploitation of its workforce.