Angel nurse who’s helping me beat my lung cancer, by Mrs Merton: Caroline Aherne speaks publicly about her battle
Smiling broadly, Caroline Aherne yesterday made her first public appearance since revealing she has lung cancer.
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Breast cancer drug hope from leukaemia research
Leukaemia research may lead to new drugs for difficult-to-treat breast cancers, say scientists.
Campaigners lose ‘right to die’ case
Campaigners have lost their appeal at the UK Supreme Court over the right to die – but the judges said Parliament should now act.
Celebrities sign letter calling for drug law change
More than 90 celebrities, politicians, lawyers and health experts have written a letter to the prime minister calling for a review of the government’s policy on illegal drugs.
NHS blunders led to Devon toddler’s death
A string of blunders by NHS workers led to the death of a three-year-old Devon boy, a review has found.
NHS England to develop new indicator for nurse staffing levels
Data on nurse staffing was one of three new indicators published on the new patient safety section of the NHS Choices website, as part of the governments new Sign up to Safety campaign.
One million Britons have given up sex because they’re afraid it will trigger a heart attack
A survey of more than 1,500 people with heart conditions revealed that nearly a third had sex less often, while a fifth had stopped completely.
Mental health service cuts are putting patients at risk, BMA told
Mental health services are in a critical state, with patients being put at risk by significant cuts, the British Medical Association’s annual meeting has been told.
Ban all drinks but water from dinner table, parents told
Parents should only serve water with meals and ban fizzy drinks and juices from the dining table, in order to reduce their childrens intake of sugar, experts have said.
Drinking cocoa ‘fights dementia’: Specific type of bean can stop proteins from building in the brain causing nerve damage
Tests showed that a specific type of cocoa stops clumps of proteins from building up in the brain and damaging nerve cells causing the disease to progress.