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Image copyright Getty Images Public spending on care for the elderly and disabled is much higher in Scotland and Wales than England, figures show. In England, £310 per person is spent each year on services such as care homes and home help for daily tasks such as washing and dressing. But in Scotland, £445 is […]

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday doubled down on the state’s threat not to renew the license of the only abortion clinic in the state and said it would be “reckless” for a judge to weigh in until the state takes action. Planned Parenthood’s license for its St. Louis clinic is set to expire Friday

Image copyright Getty Images Transgender health issues will no longer be classified as mental and behavioural disorders under big changes to the World Health Organization’s global manual of diagnoses. The newly-approved version instead places issues of gender incongruence under a chapter on sexual health. A World Health Organization expert said it now understands transgender is

We share our bodies with trillions of microbes that are critical to staying healthy, but now scientists are getting a much-needed close look at how those bugs can get out of whack and spur disease. One lesson: A single test to see what gut bacteria you harbor won’t tell much. Research published Wednesday found repeat

David Tennant talked about “losing a layer of skin” after reaching a level of fame. He spoke at a press event ahead of the launch of the adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s novel “Good Omens”. David’s Good Omens co-star Michael Sheen also shared a piece of advice he was told by Richard Harris, who played the

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says his doctors say he’s in “near remission” of advanced pancreatic cancer and his response to the treatment is “kind of mind-boggling.” The 78-year-old TV personality tells People magazine he’s responding very well to chemotherapy and the doctors have told him “they hadn’t seen this kind of positive results in their

Image caption Chelsie Thomas said the botched surgery has destroyed her life A woman who suffered an ectopic pregnancy is unable to have children after a surgeon removed her healthy fallopian tube by mistake. Chelsie Thomas was admitted to Walsall Manor Hospital with the pregnancy in her right tube in March last year. During an

The police huddled for hours each day, headphones on, eavesdropping on the doctor. They’d tapped his cellphone, bugged his office, planted a camera in a trattoria. They heard him boast about his power to help Big Pharma make millions pushing painkillers, and about all the money they say he was paid in exchange. Now Dr.

Image copyright Jacob Tayler Image caption Jacob plans to become a firefighter, as he likes helping people A mother’s praise for a teenager on his Saturday job – who patiently helped her daughter, who has autism – has reached hundreds of thousands of people on social media, thanks in part to his father’s pride. James

The Illinois House voted to bolster the right to abortion on Tuesday as Democratic-led states respond to restrictions placed by some Republican-led states that conservatives hope will lead the U.S. Supreme Court to review the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that guaranteed the right to abortion. The Illinois House voted 64-50 on Rep. Kelly