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What the NHS can learn from the country that boosted cancer survival

What the NHS can learn from the country that boosted

Hugh PymHealth editor BBC “It was really bad – we had patients dying on the waiting lists – politicians were
Hospitals warn staff under pressure as NHS waiting lists rise

Hospitals warn staff under pressure as NHS waiting lists rise

Getty Images Doctors say the NHS is struggling to meet demand in England as new data shows the waiting list
Postcode lottery for new cancer treatments, doctors warn

Postcode lottery for new cancer treatments, doctors warn

Philippa RoxbyHealth reporter and Jim ReedHealth reporter Getty Images Advances in radiotherapy and other forms of cancer treatment are driving
Women’s healthcare chronically underfunded, says Melinda French Gates

Women’s healthcare chronically underfunded, says Melinda French Gates

Megha MohanBBC World Service gender and identity correspondent Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Melinda French Gates has pledged a total of $1bn
Fertility clinics must stop unproven treatments, watchdog warns

Fertility clinics must stop unproven treatments, watchdog warns

Smitha MundasadHealth reporter Getty Images Both NHS and private fertility clinics must stop offering unproven treatments that don’t help people
Rise in number of people in the UK facing hunger says charity

Rise in number of people in the UK facing hunger

A third of children under five are living in UK homes where this is not enough access to healthy and
Alzheimer’s blood test could ‘revolutionise’ diagnosis

Alzheimer’s blood test could ‘revolutionise’ diagnosis

Fergus WalshMedical Editor, BBC News Getty Images More than 1,000 people across the UK with suspected dementia are to be
More children are obese than underweight, Unicef warns

More children are obese than underweight, Unicef warns

Dominic HughesGlobal Health correspondent Getty Images Obesity among children and young people is now a global problem For the first
Mitchum apologises after deodorant left users with itchy, burning armpits

Mitchum apologises after deodorant left users with itchy, burning armpits

Faarea Masud & Connie BowkerBBC News Mitchum Mitchum has apologised after customers were left with “burning armpits” A well-known deodorant
Why the world is watching RFK’s fight with US health agency

Why the world is watching RFK’s fight with US health

AP In fiery Senate testimony this week, US Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr once again set his sights on the