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Junior doctors: NHS chief warns of tough new year as fresh strike looms/in /by
A planned six-day junior doctors' strike will have a big impact on routine care, a health chief says.
Almost three million tested for cancer in England/in /by
Record numbers are being tested for cancer but treatment targets are still being missed in England.
Actress and mum get MBEs for brain charity work/in /by
Actress Emilia Clarke and her mother Jenny are named in the New Year Honours for brain charity work.
One dead following cheese recall over E. coli/in /by
A person dies in Scotland after an outbreak of the infection in the UK.
Care home left patient lying in urine-soaked sheets/in /by
The care home is put in special measures after a significant deterioration in the standard of care.
Viagra: Can BBC show help men talk about erectile dysfunction?/in /by
Stars and doctors hope Russell T Davies's BBC drama Men Up can help end impotence stigma.
RSV: Jab for winter virus could cut baby hospitalisations by 80%, study says/in /by
More than 30,000 children under five are hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) a year.
Junior doctors’ strike: Thousands of NHS appointments hit by walkout/in /by
The NHS is braced for its longest strike after last week's walkout caused nearly 89,000 cancellations.
Young-onset dementia risk increased by Vitamin D deficiency and depression, study says/in /by
A major study has identified 15 risk factors for young-onset dementia, not all of which are genetic.
Kidney donation: ‘Giving a stranger this gift has changed my life’/in /by
Laura Maisey says giving away one of her organs has been the best thing that has ever happened to her.