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Doctors said it was growing pains

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Sarah Carter

A schoolgirl who thought she had standard ‘growing pains’ ended up being diagnosed with cancer. Ivie Adams, 11, feared she would die ...

CDC warns of new Covid ‘FLiRT’ variants becoming dominant across the US – but here’s why it could be the end of disease

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Sarah Carter

The latest Covid variants nicknamed ‘FLiRT’ are sweeping the nation after mutating the virus in a way that it evades the human ...

Measles emergency warning as cases this year already dwarf those in whole of 2023

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Sarah Carter

England has seen more than double the cases of measles in the first four months of this year than in the whole ...

Famous macaque is cremated after dying as he held his owner’s hand

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Sarah Carter

Godzilla was just six years old, a fraction of the life expectancy for his species Godzilla – the vest-wearing obese monkey who ...

Five babies have died with whooping cough this year, UK health officials say | UK News

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Sarah Carter

More than 2,700 cases have been reported across England so far this year – more than three times the amount recorded for ...

Patient’s epileptic seizures stop after ‘game-changing’ surgery

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Sarah Carter

Image caption, The Walton Centre in Liverpool 3 hours ago A “game-changing” laser surgery which has already prevented epileptic seizures in some ...

The three ages at which affairs are most likely – and how to stop them

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Sarah Carter

A new book How To Be Unfaithful Without Getting Caught is shamelessly designed to tell its mostly male-readership how to cheat and ...

Sunbeds: Kent woman issues warning after skin cancer treatment

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Sarah Carter

Image caption, Georgia Edwards before having surgery for her melanoma Article information Author, Zac Sherratt Role, BBC News, South East 1 hour ...

Infected blood: Hundreds of victims living with undetected hepatitis C

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Sarah Carter

By Chloe Hayward and Hugh Pym Health producer and health editor, BBC News 2 hours ago Image caption, Jo Vincent was infected ...

Northwick Park Hospital worker still comes to work after 50 years

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Sarah Carter

Sheila Harris, a 76-year-old ultrasonographer, has now surpassed 50 years of dedicated service at Northwick Park Hospital. Working part-time, she continues to ...