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A pregnant woman with a glass of water in one hand and a pill in the other

Pregnant women have to navigate a minefield of painkiller advice

2 February 2018

I'm pregnant and sick of confusing advice about whether painkillers can harm developing fetuses - what should women like me do?
Homeopathic drugs

Why it's good that NHS England is cutting back on prescriptions

1 December 2017

Patients in England are set to lose access to a raft of prescription drugs through the National Health Service – but only overpriced, ineffective or dangerous ones

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