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New drug 'cuts heart attack risk'

Graphic showing heart attack

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

  • 28 August 2017
  • From the section Health

Women losing uteruses after NHS implant

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

  • 29 August 2017
  • From the section Health

India rape victim, 13, in abortion plea

The pregnancy was discovered after her parents took her to a doctor to seek treatment for obesity.

  • 28 August 2017
  • From the section India

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  • 23 August 2017
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  • 13 August 2017
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  • 12 August 2017
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Our Experts

The tragic case of Charlie Gard

The legal fight over a little boy became an international issue - and everyone had an opinion.

28 July 2017
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