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New cause of asthma damage revealed

Cells lining the airways are squeezed to destruction, setting up a cycle of harm, lab studies suggest.

New cause of asthma damage revealed

Cells lining the airways are squeezed to destruction, setting up a cycle of harm, lab studies suggest.

‘I thought my eye would fall out of my head’

Farid Oladapo says he was “sent on his way” when trying to get his eye issues diagnosed.

‘I thought my eye would fall out of my head’

Farid Oladapo says he was “sent on his way” when trying to get his eye issues diagnosed.

Thousands of people to trial Alzheimer’s blood tests

The long-term hope is that more people will be able to access new treatments at an earlier stage.

Pig kidney transplant patient leaves hospital

The procedure was hailed as a historic step as doctors tackle a widespread organ donor shortage.

NHS cannot meet autism or ADHD demand, report says

A radical rethink of how neurodiversity is treated is needed for the NHS to keep up, a think tank warns.

One in five waiting for hospital care – survey

A new poll by the Office for National Statistics suggests waits in England are worse than feared.

Katie Price low-calorie diet advert banned

The social media post irresponsibly promoted a diet that fell below 800 calories a day, a watchdog says.

What is the infected blood scandal and will there be compensation?

Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.