Doctor assumed disabled woman did not have sex

Adults with disabilities describe traumatic experiences trying to access healthcare.

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Ministers accept three-month deadline for blood scheme

A final compensation scheme could be running by the year’s end after ministers agree to a Labour-led demand.

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Scientists invent new way to detect skin cancer

Researchers hope using Terahertz (THz) waves will help preserve as much healthy skin as possible.

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Special school pupils ‘tortured’ in calming rooms

The BBC has obtained confidential material revealing appalling abuse and neglect affecting 39 pupils.

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NHS England to stress biological sex in ward allocations

Transgender women should not be put on single-sex female NHS wards, the government is proposing.

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Patch to protect against measles shows promise

Painless and easier to store than injections, it remains early days for microneedle-patch technology.

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How ‘vampire facials’ infected three women with HIV

The infections, made public by the CDC, raised questions about the safety of cosmetic treatments.

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How ‘vampire facials’ infected three women with HIV

The infections, made public by the CDC, raised questions about the safety of cosmetic treatments.

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Ministers seek to overhaul disability benefits system

Disability payments that help with extra living costs could be scrapped in favour of more tailored support.

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Covid inquiry to hear evidence in NI this week

The Covid inquiry comes to Belfast for three weeks to review decisions taken during the pandemic.

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