NHS hospital Stafford vk

Gagging orders bar 'hundreds' of NHS staff from speaking out

One-Minute Read Mon 18 Feb, AT 09:13

Leading surgeon claims NHS is taking a 'Stalinist' approach to silencing critics of health standards

Lady Gaga cancels gigs due to inflamed joint condition

One-Minute Read Wed 13 Feb, AT 15:25

Singer 'heartsick' after Synovitis leaves her 'unable to walk' and forces concerts to be postponed

Deadly new Sars-like illness could pass between humans

One-Minute Read Wed 13 Feb, AT 14:00

Three cases in the UK, but risk to the public remains 'very low' say health officials

Ten litres of Coca-Cola a day contributed to death - coroner

One-Minute Read Tue 12 Feb, AT 14:47

Massive quantities of Coke drunk by New Zealander Natasha Harris 'helped kill her' at the age of 30

Anti doping London 2012 Olympics drugs test

French police stumped by twins with almost identical DNA

One-Minute Read Mon 11 Feb, AT 12:57

Brothers arrested over series of rapes, but police can't say which one is to blame as DNA is too similar

Pressure builds on NHS boss Nicholson to step aside

First Reaction Thu 7 Feb, AT 09:38

New investigation into care at UK hospitals ups pressure on beleaguered NHS chief to step down

Asteroid

Giant asteroid set to give Earth a 'record-setting close shave'

One-Minute Read Mon 4 Feb, AT 14:17

Asteroid weighing 130,000 tonnes to pass planet on 15 February close enough to strike a satellite

Stiff upper lip may be causing high rate of UK cancer deaths

First Reaction Wed 30 Jan, AT 14:53

British fear of wasting the doctor's time may be stopping cancer patients getting early treatment

US Iraq veteran shows off new arms after transplant - video

One-Minute Read Wed 30 Jan, AT 09:36

Brendan Marrocco, who lost all four limbs in bomb blast, has undergone the most complex arm transplant ever

DNA testing

DNA profiling promises cancer breakthrough in five years

One-Minute Read Tue 29 Jan, AT 09:10

Personalised treatment could make cancer a chronic condition, rather than a death sentence

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