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CVS Health is venturing into dental care with plans to offer a relatively new teeth-straightening service. The drugstore chain said Thursday that it will add SmileDirectClub locations to hundreds of its stores, where customers can get started on getting their teeth straightened without an in-person visit with a dentist or orthodontist. That lack of an […]

A former interpreter for the British Army, who lost his sight in an explosion in Afghanistan, says he has “never surrendered” to his condition. Wali Norri was badly injured and left in a coma by a roadside bomb 10 years ago, but took up running again after he and his family were allowed to settle

About two-thirds of Americans believe drug companies are to blame for the opioid crisis, although nearly as many hold drug users themselves responsible, a new poll finds. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll showed many people also fault doctors who prescribed opioid pain pills and government officials who haven’t done enough to

Image caption A DNA test of a cancer tumour could provide huge amounts of information Scientists at Glasgow University have developed a cancer testing technique that they say could transform the way we treat the disease. The medical team based at The Glasgow Precision Oncology Laboratory are able to extract huge amounts of information from

A major trial of the world’s first malaria vaccine is under way in Africa – starting with Malawi, followed by Kenya and Ghana. The disease which is spread by mosquitos kills more than 400,000 people every year, most of them young children. Almost $1bn has gone into developing the vaccine over three decades. Initial testing

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption‘One boy told the whole class I wore a nappy’ “One boy told the whole class I wear nappies. Everyone looked at me and I could feel my cheeks go red.” For Gruff, double incontinence has made some days at secondary school an anxious and humiliating experience.

Image copyright Getty Images There is a growing trend for intravenous “vitamin” drips – but what are the risks? And do they even work? Last month, a 51-year-old woman from Hunan, China, nearly died after blending 20 different fruits to create a homemade intravenous (IV) drip. She thought vitamins from the fresh fruit would benefit

A federal judge in Washington state will hear arguments in two cases against new Trump administration rules that could cut off federal funding for health care providers who refer patients for an abortion. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association brought the lawsuits, saying that if the rules

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe Edinburgh couple who are part of a kidney transplant chain When Mandy Murray found out she needed a new kidney her husband Graham volunteered to be a donor but was told he was not a match. Instead the couple became part of a kidney swap chain,

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAmber has a stoma after having her bowel removed Piles of washing up, trying to squash all your rubbish in one bin and sharing a bathroom is all part of living in a shared house. But for people living with medical conditions these things can be more