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Lab-grown blood gives hope, says sickle cell patient
The aim is to help those with ultra-rare blood groups who need regular transfusions.
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NHS Wales: Grange Hospital A&E needs urgent improvement - HIW
Inspectors say moving patients through the hospital, which opened in 2020, is their biggest concern.
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Antibody jab approved for common winter virus RSV
A large study has begun to find out whether nirsevimab should be offered to all babies in the UK.
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Sharp rise in cancer care delays 'risking lives'
Patients facing agonising waits as NHS struggles to provide treatment quickly, BBC analysis shows.
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1 in 3 infected with HIV in blood scandal was a child
About 380 children with blood disorders are now thought to have tested positive for HIV.
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Nurses across UK back strikes in pay dispute
Walkout by Royal College of Nursing members in more than half of services expected by end of year.
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Nurses' strike: Why NHS is on brink of first UK walkout
With union expected to announce vote in favour of a UK walkout, what is the dispute about?
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Lucy Letby: Baby was stable the day before she died, jury told
Nurse Lucy Letby is alleged to have murdered the baby girl by injecting air into her bloodstream.
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Nurses' strike: Why young NHS workers are voting 'yes'
Staff who've been in the NHS for a short time say they have seen enough to know change is needed.
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University of Nottingham research could help predict diseases in men
The findings could show who will suffer heart disease, diabetes and bone weakness later in life.
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I'd rather go to the dentist than have a haircut
Two Edinburgh hairdressers are taking steps to try and help people who dread going to a salon.
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BBC presenter got sepsis after doing awareness interview
Sarah McMullan was admitted to A&E with sepsis weeks after she helped highlight the deadly condition.
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NHS reaches deal for life-saving breast-cancer drug
Pembrolizumab will be offered to more women in England, to fight aggressive triple-negative tumours.
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NHS Borders monitors high levels of scarlet fever
NHS Borders says the number of cases across the region is currently "unseasonably high".
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Ware: Bereaved mum devastated by new baby son's cancer
Sophie Kitcher, whose son died last year, shares how cruel life can be after her new son got cancer.
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Child speech delays increase due to lockdowns
Pupils needing language support rises by 10% in post-pandemic school starters, BBC analysis finds.
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Lab-grown blood given to people in world-first clinical trial
It is hoped the blood could revolutionise care for people who need regular donations.
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Nurses set to hold first UK-wide strike
The NHS is braced for the walkout by Royal College of Nursing members in a dispute over pay.
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US hospital flu cases hit 10-year high as vaccinations fall
Five million fewer influenza doses have been administered this year to US adults than this time last year.
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Covid infections falling in England and Wales, says ONS
About one in 35 people in the UK have the virus, the Office for National Statistics suggests.
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