Wednesday, October 9, 2024

More bereaved parents offered baby-loss certificate

The certificates are a recognition of pregnancy loss before 24 weeks, also known as a miscarriage.

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'Our son died. Now we can use his sperm to have a grandchild'

An Indian court has cleared the way for a couple to use their dead son's frozen sperm.

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Tuesday, October 8, 2024

The places with the worst GP shortages revealed

Patient numbers per GP are twice as high in some areas than others, as list sizes jump 17% since 2015.

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‘I found out I had cervical cancer while I was pregnant’

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest cervical cancer rates in the world.

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Monday, October 7, 2024

Fly brain breakthrough 'huge leap' to unlock human mind

A new map showing 50 million neural connections is a 'huge leap' to understanding our own brains.

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Sunday, October 6, 2024

Immunotherapy saved my life. Can research improve the odds for others?

Researchers are looking at making immunotherapy a much more effective treatment for cancer.

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Tool promised to help non-verbal people - but did it manipulate them instead?

Experts say a tool supposedly helping nonverbal people speak is prompting false criminal allegations.

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How to treat heat exhaustion

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