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Blood test could predict who is most at risk from common inherited heart condition
Exclusive: Scientists find a way to forecast hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which affects millions worldwide
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The pioneering light boxes helping Orkney islanders avoid seasonal affective disorder
Wintering Well boxes to counter effects of low light on mental health are ‘super popular’, says island librarian
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December 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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‘The NHS would collapse within hours’: BME staff say Britain fails to appreciate their roles
Long-serving workers say they faced racism as they helped build health service – but it ‘seems things have got worse’
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December 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Soak it up: everything science taught us about health and wellness in 2025
Do hot baths improve endurance? Will creatine bolster your brain power? Does pickle juice prevent cramp? Here’s what we learned about living well this year
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December 28, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor
Exclusive: UK now an ‘unwelcoming, racist’ country for overseas health workers, according to medical colleges leader
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December 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Pig organ transplants could one day be superior to human ones, says expert
Surgeon leading xenotransplantation trial aimed at solving shortage of human organs says edits can lessen risk of rejection
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December 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure
Retirees with ‘fantastic hunger for education’ taking part in university organised events in record numbers
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December 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Blood test could predict who is most at risk from common inherited heart condition
Exclusive: Scientists find a way to forecast hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which affects millions worldwide
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December 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives
From HIV to TB, scientists and doctors made breakthroughs in treatment and prevention of some of the world’s deadliest diseases
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December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Reform council’s plan to shut eight care homes ‘a betrayal of local people’
Announcement after proposed sale falls through prompts backlash and union says more than 200 jobs at risk
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December 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Young care leavers in England to get free prescriptions, dental and eye services
Those under-25 to receive help while a pilot will trial paid internships in NHS and a guaranteed interview scheme
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December 23, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Barry Manilow to undergo surgery for lung cancer
The 82-year-old singer says the disease is in its early stages and he plans to be back on stage in February
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December 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Britons reported to be drinking less, as data shows consumption at record low
More moderate alcohol habits rather than total abstention appear to have driven fall
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December 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Hen cages and pig farrowing crates to be outlawed in England
Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws
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December 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Resident doctors say they will resume talks to avoid further strikes with ‘can-do spirit’
BMA calls on Wes Streeting to be equally positive and says 11th-hour talks before five-day stoppage came too late but were encouraging
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December 22, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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‘Matter of survival’: South Korean president urges public health cover for hair loss
Medical professionals and some in conservative circles feel argument of Lee Jae Myung may be a bit thin
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December 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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James Ransone, US actor known for The Wire, dies aged 46
LA medical examiner reports Ransone, who played Chester ‘Ziggy’ Sobotka in the HBO crime drama, died by suicide
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December 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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NHS to trial potentially life-saving treatment for deadly liver disease
Acute-on-chronic liver failure will be treated with device that cleans patients’ blood corrupted by toxins
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December 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM