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‘I thought I had flu but was told I had cancer’

Sophie Claxton, from Burnley, was 16 when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

What’s really going on with flu this winter?

We've been told we're facing an unprecedented superflu. Is it?

What’s really going on with flu this winter?

We've been told we're facing an unprecedented superflu. Is it?

What’s really going on with flu this winter?

We've been told we're facing an unprecedented superflu. Is it?

Resident doctors in Scotland to go on strike for first time

Their union BMA Scotland has accused the government of reneging on a commitment to restore pay to 2008 levels.

Resident doctors in Scotland to go on strike for first time

Their union BMA Scotland has accused the government of reneging on a commitment to restore pay to 2008 levels.

Resident doctors in Scotland to go on strike for first time

Their union BMA Scotland has accused the government of reneging on a commitment to restore pay to 2008 levels.

Resident doctors in Scotland to go on strike for first time

Their union BMA Scotland has accused the government of reneging on a commitment to restore pay to 2008 levels.

Young people will feel burden of UK’s ageing society, report suggests

The House of Lords said raising the state pension age and increasing immigration would not be a solution.

Has flu peaked? What the figures tell us

NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are signs infections are levelling off.