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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption One practice said they received more than 60 calls a day from would-be NHS patients Only one in six dental practices in Wales are offering treatment to new adult patients on the NHS, according to research by the British Dental Association (BDA). It also found just over a quarter […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Burnout can make people feel cynical, hopeless, detached and tired Are you exhausted all the time, feeling cynical towards your work responsibilities and find the demands of your job overwhelming? You could be suffering from burnout – and you might be the last person to know it. The World

Malaysia’s government plans to drop criminal penalties for the possession and use of drugs in small quantities to battle addiction, but stressed the move is not akin to legalizing narcotics. Malaysia has one of the world’s harshest penalties for drug possession. Anyone found with 200 grams (7.05 ounces) of cannabis, 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of

“The last six months have been lonely, scary and uncomfortable, but I’d do it all again if I didn’t have to tell my mum and dad that I had cancer”. That’s how Gabrielle MacPherson feels after doctors found pre-cancerous cells in her cervix. A cervical screening, or smear test, is a free test to prevent

The Latest on the federal government’s demand for a portion of Oklahoma’s $270 million settlement with Purdue Pharma (all times local): 2:13 p.m. The state of Oklahoma has been granted more time to provide details about the state’s $270 million settlement with Purdue Pharma to the federal government, which is seeking a portion of the

Image copyright Google Street view Image caption The trauma building at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford Hospitals are facing disruption and huge bills because of flammable cladding. One trauma unit with Grenfell-style cladding has been closed for almost two years. A senior worker there says it’s having a knock-on effect on the rest of the

They were the drugs that were supposed to save the U.S. tens of billions of dollars. Called “biosimilars,” they are near-copies of complex and expensive biologic drugs to treat cancer, rare diseases and autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and colitis. But U.S. sales have been so limited that their future is in doubt. Already, one

Image copyright Getty Images Certain batches of three medicines for Parkinson’s, epilepsy and blood clots are being recalled in the UK, and patients are being asked to arrange a new prescription via their GP. The affected prescription-only medicines are Neupro, Vimpat and Clexane with a B & S Healthcare label, the UK’s medicine regulator said.

The federal government is seeking a portion of Oklahoma’s $270 million settlement with Purdue Pharma that stemmed from the state’s ongoing lawsuit against opioid drug makers. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says in a letter to the head of Oklahoma’s Medicaid agency it has determined the federal government is entitled to a

Image caption Taliah Drayak was wrongly suspected of Fabricated or Induced Illness Taliah Drayak’s world was “turned inside out” when she was suspected of causing her daughter’s illness. Two-year-old Beatrix had a complex medical history and had been placed on anti-epilepsy medicine but she was struggling to feed and kept vomiting. Her mother claims to