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‘I needed a coil to ease the bleeding but I just sat on a waiting list’

Elaine Gracey was in a lot of pain but says she was expected to just put up with her menopausal symptoms.

‘We weren’t perfect’, says bogus Covid lab accused

Evidence in pharmacist Faisal Shoukat's defence continues to be heard at Bradford Crown Court.

Aspirin prices ‘rise 1,000%’ amid supply shortage

Pharmacists say the cost to buy a box of aspirin from suppliers was 38p but is now around £7.

AI model from Google’s DeepMind reads recipe for life in DNA

It could transform our understanding of why diseases develop and the medicines needed to treat them, says researchers.

AI model from Google’s DeepMind reads recipe for life in DNA

It could transform our understanding of why diseases develop and the medicines needed to treat them, says researchers.

Are there ‘forever chemicals’ in your floor cleaner?

Some floor cleaners contain PFAS - chemicals that never break down. Here’s how to spot them - and what you can use as alternative.

Millionaire GP behind asylum seeker hotels

A firm founded by a GP tried to evict 100 people from flats while planning to move asylum seekers in.

Millionaire GP behind asylum seeker hotels

A firm founded by a GP tried to evict 100 people from flats while planning to move asylum seekers in.

Woman ‘took own life after benefits cut in error’

A coroner wrote to the DWP to express her concerns after the death of Tamara Logan in Tameside.

Woman took her own life after benefits cut in error

A coroner wrote to the DWP to express her concerns after the death of Tamara Logan in Tameside.