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‘My drinking was out of control – but now I know I can recover’
Scotland's only NHS-funded rehab launches a new peer support project to save people from addiction.
Aspartame – is it a possible cause of cancer?
Reports suggest the World Health Organization could label the sweetener as possibly carcinogenic.
West Midlands Ambulance Service mistakes caused serious incidents
A West Midlands Ambulance Service audit looked at incidents where patients came to harm.
President Biden using sleep apnoea treatment device, White House says
The president uses a CPAP machine, the White House said after reporters spotted marks on his face.
NHS staff sickness hits record high in England
The equivalent of 75,000 staff are lost to illness, as the absence rate jumps 29% since before the pandemic.
Bird flu defence discovered in our bodies
Scientists want to be able to predict which bird flus are able to make the jump into people.
Donaghadee pensioner’s anger at having to travel for knee surgery
Christine Wallace says she was left with no other option than to spend her savings on surgery.
Investigation into mental-health inpatient care in England
The government said deaths in hospital and young people's care would be examined, among other issues.
BT investigated over major 999 call disruption
Probe launched after emergency services across the UK reported 999 calls were failing to connect on Sunday.
No plan could have prepared Scotland for Covid – Jeane Freeman
The former health secretary has told the UK Covid inquiry Scotland came close to running out of PPE.