Entries by BBC News

Blood test firm blamed for ‘catalogue of disasters’

Synnovis’ failure to provide the correct blood-test results amounts to a “scandal”, the BBC is told.

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Potential new antibiotic for treating gonorrhoea

It comes as experts say cases of infections that are resistant to current treatments are on the rise.

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Skin cancer patients could join vaccine project

Grandfather-of-four Paul Thomas was put on the trial in July and said he felt lucky to be included.

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Lab-grown human teeth to ‘fill in the gaps’ in regenerative dentistry

Scientists from King’s College London manage to grow a human tooth under laboratory conditions.

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Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance, study shows

Children in Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from antibiotics medicines no longer working, a study suggests.

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‘I didn’t know I was pregnant until I gave birth’

Bryony had no pregnancy symptoms when she went into labour at the beauty salon she worked at.

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What goes on inside toddlers’ brains?

A unique study is tracking the development of hundreds of babies whose parents have also been studied since birth.

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What goes on inside toddlers’ brains, study asks?

A unique study is tracking the development of hundreds of babies whose parents have also been studied since birth.

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Cancer pill gave me ‘four years of extra time’

More than 1,000 women a year with advanced cancer could benefit from capivasertib which can slow the disease.

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Sliced Bread

Are artificial sweeteners the best way to help us cut down on sugar?

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