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Women losing uteruses after NHS implant

Victoria Dethier

One woman says the pain "felt like I was dying" after her Essure sterilisation implant was fitted.

  • 29 August 2017
  • From the section Health

Virtual reality game takes on dementia

Researchers hope the technology could lead to a way of diagnosing dementia at its earliest stage.

  • 29 August 2017
  • From the section Health
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New drug 'cuts heart attack risk'

Canakinumab could herald a "new frontier" in treatment, but questions remain about its side-effects.

  • 28 August 2017
  • From the section Health

How I became fit in my 60s

  • 27 August 2017
  • From the section Health

Family members shave heads for cancer

  • 26 August 2017
  • From the section Health

Video 'It saved my life'

  • 26 August 2017
  • From the section Health

Features

Asperger's syndrome

'I was born with teh social skills of a used teabag'

Greatest challenge

Ex-rugby international Doddie Weir determined to fight MND

  • 29 August 2017
  • From the section Scotland

Walking again

Paris holiday ends with nun believing she has performed a miracle on teenager

Cracking down

Should we ban nuts in public places?

  • 23 August 2017
  • From the section UK

Language tests

Do I have to understand jam-making to be a nurse?

  • 22 August 2017
  • From the section Health

'Raise your voices'

Blog about birth trauma prompts women to share experiences

  • 13 August 2017
  • From the section Health

Analysis

How bad is the NHS postcode lottery?

Hugh Pym Health editor
  • 15 August 2017
  • From the section Health

Has the Charlie Gard case changed everything?

Nick Triggle Health correspondent
  • 29 July 2017
  • From the section Health

NHS summer report shows work to be done

Hugh Pym Health editor
  • 21 July 2017
  • From the section Health

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