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UK men and women can expect to live longer, data show

Boys born in the UK in 2023 can expect to live on average to 86.7 years, and girls to 90, experts suggest.

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Call for parents to be able to use loyalty card points to buy baby milk

Parents should be able to use vouchers, the regulator says, but restrictions on discounts should remain.

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Clive Myrie: What I saw during my 24 hours at a London hospital

As part of the BBC’s special report, Clive Myrie meets the people at the Royal Free Hospital relying on the NHS for care.

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Clive Myrie: What I saw during my 24 hours at a London hospital

As part of the BBC’s special report, Clive Myrie meets the people at the Royal Free Hospital relying on the NHS for care.

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‘Steroids gave me heart failure at 30 and I could die early’

A bodybuilder and steroid user warns against taking the muscle-building drug.

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RFK Jr sworn in as US Health and Human Services chief

Kennedy will oversee the US health industry including food safety, pharmaceuticals and vaccinations.

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‘Funny, kind Semina lit up room’: 12-year-old’s tragic overdose death

An inquest into the death of Semina Halliwell, who said she was raped by an older boy, finds her death was “unpreventable”.

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Inside the Royal Free – what it tells us about the NHS

From frustrated staff and ageing equipment to life-saving care, what life on the frontline is like.

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NHS ‘recovery plan’ fails to deliver new dentists or more appointments

NHS leaders say the contract for dentists to carry out NHS work needs redrawing.

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NHS ‘recovery plan’ fails to deliver new dentists or more appointments

NHS leaders say the contract for dentists to carry out NHS work needs redrawing.

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