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Last minute offer may avert strike by resident doctors10 Dec 2025 22:00Deal put forward by ministers includes rapid expansion of training posts, but no promises on pay.
Sperm from donor with cancer-causing gene was used to conceive almost 200 children10 Dec 2025 05:06Some children have already died and only a minority who inherit the mutation will escape cancer in their lifetimes.
Hungry mothers and dirty wards - maternity care 'much worse' than anticipated, review chief says09 Dec 2025 08:49An interim report by Baroness Amos finds poor care and dirty wards are blighting England’s maternity services.
Mutated H3N2 flu virus is circulating - so should you buy a vaccine this year?09 Dec 2025 15:59Flu has come early and experts predict it could be a particularly nasty season.
Pioneering new treatment reverses incurable blood cancer in some patients08 Dec 2025 21:30Seven out of 11 patients with incurable cancer who had the treatment appear to be cancer-free.
Masks to be worn in three hospitals as flu cases surge09 Dec 2025 07:48Frimley Health NHS Trust is the latest to reintroduce masks as UK hospitals come under strain.

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Last Updated 8 Dec 2025