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Witness History

In the 1940s vulnerable hospital patients were fed sugar to see if their teeth decayed

People Fixing The World

How clowns and consoles are making a stay in hospital a bit easier for unwell youngsters

The Evidence

Why is it so hard to understand the effects a warming world has on our health?

MPs vote to allow health staff to opt out of assisted dying process

The move is among several tweaks to the assisted dying bill which were debated by MPs.

Hancock ignored call to test all NHS staff, Covid inquiry hears

Two Nobel prize-winning scientists worried about “asymptomatic transmission” between staff and patients.

The Inquiry

What is causing the rise of measles cases around the world?

Witness History

In 2013 a new tax was approved in one of the world’s biggest consumers of fizzy drinks

Overhaul needed to prevent benefit claimants suffering harm, MPs say

MPs say new laws and “deep-rooted cultural change” are needed at the Department for Work and Pensions.

Don’t be afraid to tell people how you feel – Windass

Former Bradford City striker Dean Windass opens up about dealing with mental health.

5 Live News Specials

That Time of the Month with Naga Munchetty, Dr Nighat Arif & Dr Christine Ekechi.