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Biggest human imaging study scans 100,000th person

UK Biobank scientists say the human body can be studied in greater detail than ever thanks to people like Steve.

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Why are resident doctors striking and what are they paid?

Resident doctors in England will strike over pay for five days from 25 July.

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Why are resident doctors striking and what are they paid?

Resident doctors in England will strike over pay for five days from 25 July.

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Why did resident doctors go on strike and how much are they paid?

Resident doctors in England have returned to work after the 15th walkout in a long-running dispute.

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Why are resident doctors striking and how much are they paid?

Resident doctors in England are striking between 14 and 19 November, in their 13th walkout since 2023.

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Woman smuggled baby into UK using fake birth story

A baby will be placed for adoption in UK after being trafficked from Nigeria. She may never know her real parents.

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Child dies at Alder Hey after contracting measles

Seventeen children have been treated at the Liverpool hospital for the virus since June.

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Health secretary and BMA to meet in bid to avoid strikes

The meeting with Wes Streeting will take place next week, the doctors’ union confirms.

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Latin makeup labels put people with allergies ‘at risk’

Cosmetic ingredients should be listed in English to protect people with allergies, campaigners say.

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Alzheimer’s has isolated us, says Fiona Phillips’ husband

Martin Frizell has spoken of the social isolation faced by the couple since the former GMTV presenter was diagnosed.

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