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Weekly type 2 diabetes jab could replace daily injections

Hundreds of thousands of people with type 2 diabetes could get access to a new weekly insulin jab to replace daily injections.

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Vapes could lead to health harms in children, doctors warn

A Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has published a report with concerns vaping is a gateway to smoking

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What is postpartum psychosis and why is it central in the Lindsay Clancy trial?

Clancy is accused of killing her three children in Massachusetts in 2023 and her defence team point to severe postpartum mental illness.

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Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial

A new jab extended the length of time patients were cancer free, but it is unclear for how long.

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Salmonella outbreak: What we know so far

Hundreds have fallen ill with salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to imported eggs.

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UK salmonella outbreak leaves one dead and hundreds ill

A person has died and hundreds have fallen ill with salmonella food poisoning in an outbreak that UK experts believe is linked to eating food made with imported eggs.

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Lindsay Clancy’s family testify in murder trial

Clancy’s mother, sister and former mother-in-law have testified in court as the trial continues.

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Scientists stunned by children’s lung recovery in ultra low emission zone

Children’s lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.

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US mother begged for help before her children’s killings, mother-in-law testifies

Lindsay Clancy has admitted killing her daughter and two sons but has pleaded not guilty to murder, saying she was experiencing postpartum psychosis.

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Doctors remove record-size bladder stone

The procedure was carried out last week at a hospital in Sri Lanka, with the stone weighing over three kilograms.

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