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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption“Steve’s dying words were he wanted them to repent. I promised him they would.” A public inquiry into what has been called “the worst treatment scandal in the history of the NHS” is to start taking evidence on Tuesday. Some 4,800 people with haemophilia were infected with […]

A measles outbreak that sickened more than 70 people, mostly children, in the Pacific Northwest is finally over even as the total number of cases nationwide continues to spike to near-record levels , officials said Monday. Six weeks have passed without a new infection in southwest Washington state, where the outbreak began on Jan. 3,

Public hearings begin on Tuesday in the public inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal in the UK. Thousands of NHS patients with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders are believed to have been infected with HIV and hepatitis viruses through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 80s. Martin Beard found out he was HIV positive

More than half of the nearly 800 students, faculty and staff members who were quarantined following exposure to the measles virus at two Los Angeles universities have been cleared to resume normal activities. The quarantine marked one of the most sweeping efforts by authorities to contain the nation’s measles outbreak, where cases have reached a

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Teaching CPR in schools may boost the odds of survival for people suffering cardiac arrests outside of hospitals, a charity said Calls for emergency resuscitation skills to be made compulsory in the new Welsh curriculum have been rejected by the education minister. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) wants CPR

Image copyright Getty Images Wealthier homeowners should be asked to make a voluntary payment of up to £30,000 for their care needs in old age, a new report argues. The Centre for Policy Studies proposes a system in which everyone receives a state-funded weekly care payment. Those able to downsize or release equity from their

Image copyright Science Photo Library Women who are too anxious or embarrassed to go for a smear test could instead provide a urine sample to be screened for cervical cancer, research suggests. A trial found urine testing was as good at detecting a virus called HPV that is a big risk factor for the cancer.

Image copyright Getty Images A major new study highlights the scale of the obesity problem in the UK, with a significant risk of death and disease attached to weight gain. People with a body mass index (BMI) of 30-35 were at 70% higher risk of developing heart failure than their healthy weight peers (18.25-25 BMI).

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The cup that cheers… but do you really need sugar in it? It might be a ritual for many but scientists say your cup of tea does not actually need a spoonful of sugar. A study found participants were able to cut it out without their enjoyment being affected

Image copyright Getty Images All opioid medicines will carry prominent warnings on their labels stating they can cause addiction, the health secretary has announced. Matt Hancock acted after figures in England and Wales revealed a-more-than 60% increase in prescriptions for opioid painkillers in the last decade. People needed protection “from the darker side to painkillers,”