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An older person's walking stick

Health

Rising life expectancy in England has slowed since recession

The pace of improving life expectancies has halved in England since the global recession began. Austerity cuts to healthcare and social care may be to blame

News

People looking through window at a hopsital nursery with abies in cots

Life

At least 75 per cent of our DNA really is useless junk after all

News

A bag of drugs

Health

What is chemsex and why is the UK government worried about it?

News

A jar of pills

Health

Hundreds charged in huge opioid and healthcare fraud crackdown

News

An injured person being wheeled into hospital

Health

US ranked worst healthcare system, while the NHS is the best

News

A type of bacteria might speed up the growth of colon cancer

Health

A type of bacteria might speed up the growth of colon cancer

News

Protest march raising awareness of endometriosis

Health

Women with worse endometriosis pain have more fertility problems

News

medical records

Technology

AI doctors should improve healthcare, but not at any cost

Leader

Bella

Health

In search of a treatment for a devastating genetic disease

Regulars

AI artwork

Technology

Artificial Intelligence ushers in the era of superhuman doctors

Non-human intelligence will soon be a standard part of your medical care – if it isn’t already. Can you trust it?

Features

Health

Battle lines are being drawn on the best way for babies to sleep

Insight

Health

Brexiteers must not risk UK’s nuclear future by leaving Euratom

Comment

Health

Hairs use chemical signals to tell each other when to grow

News

Health

Breast implants can lessen gunshot injuries by slowing bullets

News