Consultants and specialist doctors vote to strike

Doctors will walk out in April over "extreme pressures" and "unsafe staffing levels".

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NHS trust admits failures over death of baby boy

A coroner hears hospital staff failed to give Zachary Taylor-Smith's mum antibiotics during labour.

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Medical leaders back rise in physician associates

But the doctors’ union is concerned about patient safety because of a new law regulating those roles.

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Can green 'super powders' really make you healthy?

Products containing probiotics, vitamins and antioxidants are being sold as healthy essentials.

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Kidney donor mum and son take on world on skis

Just living a normal life was the biggest hope, now Alex will take on the world on the slopes.

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Thousands more appointments hit by doctor strike

The NHS England said 91,000 appointments and procedures were cancelled due to the walkout this week.

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More than a billion people living with obesity

Researchers say there is an urgent need to change how the condition is tackled as it rises worldwide.

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