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How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic

How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic

Getty Images Even as Covid hit, the government and its health officials were bullish in their confidence about their ability
Urgent action needed as malaria evolves resistance to key drug

Urgent action needed as malaria evolves resistance to key drug

Getty Images A swarm of mosquitoes, the insects that spread malaria when they drink blood Millions of lives are at
UK ‘failed citizens’ with flawed pandemic plans

UK ‘failed citizens’ with flawed pandemic plans

58 minutes ago By Nick Triggle, Health correspondent, @nicktriggle • Jim Reed, Health reporter Getty Images Significant flaws in the UK’s pandemic planning meant Covid caused
First report to show UK’s planning failures

First report to show UK’s planning failures

1 hour ago By Nick Triggle, Health correspondent, BBC News, @nicktriggle • Jim Reed, Health reporter, BBC News PA The failures and weaknesses in the UK’s
DIY kits could boost cervical-cancer checks by one million

DIY kits could boost cervical-cancer checks by one million

18 minutes ago By James Gallagher, @JamesTGallagher, Health and science correspondent, BBC News Getty Images The cervix is the canal joining the vagina
‘My consultant told me I was a medical mystery’

‘My consultant told me I was a medical mystery’

8 hours ago By Alex Dunlop and Laura Devlin, BBC News, St Neots Alex Dunlop/BBC Gemma Cutler wants to use her experience
More money and staff – why isn’t the NHS more productive?

More money and staff – why isn’t the NHS more

Getty Images The new government has made tackling NHS waiting times a key priority – and this week appointed NHS
Mum held in police cell after birthmark mistake

Mum held in police cell after birthmark mistake

3 days ago By Sophia Seth, BBC News BBC Laxmi Thapa was held in police custody before medical checks showed she had
Narcissists mellow with age, study suggests

Narcissists mellow with age, study suggests

Narcissistic people get more empathetic, generous and agreeable with age, according to new research into the personality trait. But although
Scientists to start human testing of vaccine

Scientists to start human testing of vaccine

Scientists are launching their first in-human vaccine trial for a highly fatal virus. The Marburg virus is in the same