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<p> Fears of being seen as ‘unreliable’ and having too much work to do, were all reasons given for not calling in sick</p>
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Study shows how many workers still go to work when unwell

<p>Habits like regularly taking vitamins was one way Brits proactively tried to prevent illness </p>
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Brits favourite home remedies for beating the common cold uncovered

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Young woman who had lump in mouth for six years diagnosed with cancer

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Hormone injection could treat low sex drive in women and men – study

Home News

Number of new cancer cases in UK ‘will rise by a third by 2040’

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Health Secretary leads roundtable in bid to find cure for motor neurone disease

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Warning NHS heading for major scandal causing ‘severe harm and death’

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Scans reveal impact of racism and poverty on Black children’s brains

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Woman gives birth to twins who were conceived a week apart

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Breakthrough in halting hep B transmission from mothers to babies

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Cancer warning as experts reveal new list of foods that increase risk

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UK hospital declares major incident as A&E under ‘immense pressure’

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Loneliness can raise dementia risk, new study suggests

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Prescribing antidepressants for chronic pain lacks evidence, experts say

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What are the symptoms of ovarian cancer?

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Further 1,500 patients of breast surgeon Ian Paterson to be recalled

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Sickle Cell: NHS staff ‘failing to follow healthcare guidelines’

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Sepsis ‘increases risk of heart failure’ for more than a decade

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Ambulances turned up to emergencies without life-saving drugs

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Ultra-processed foods ‘may increase the risk of cancer’

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Boy, 8, dead from Strep A after being sent home twice from hospital

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Women with life-threatening breast cancer face weeks of delays

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Doctors in England and Wales urged to monitor people’s drinking habits

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NHS to publish hidden data which exposes true scale of A&E wait times

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Nine viruses the World Health Organisation is concerned about

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Did the US Navy once shoot at Venus after mistaking it for a spy balloon?

Everyone's fascinated by Andrew Tate's hair situation while he's stuck behind bars

Chinese 'spy balloon' spotted over US and the memes are out of this world

Kylie Jenner's birthday party for her 5-year-old daughter sparks controversy

Fugitive Mafia 'prison killer' captured because his pizza was so good

De-influencing is TikTok’s latest trend and it’s all about hating on things

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Adding milk to coffee may be good for you, new study suggests

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Switch to cheaper drugs leaves Parkinson’s patients suffering

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Relief for millions of UTI sufferers with new medicine breakthrough

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6 mouth cancer symptoms everyone should know

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New plan to ‘fix’ emergency care unveiled as crisis engulfs NHS

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Sunak government to unveil ‘virtual’ hospital wards plan for NHS

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Doctors warning over life-threatening disease as cases spike in young

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How The Independent exposed the Nottingham maternity scandal

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Children ‘seriously harmed’ at scandal-hit mental health hospitals

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Record fine for NHS trust after death of baby 23 minutes after birth

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Millions of adults are ‘clueless’ about their gut health

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New test could detect Alzheimer’s years before diagnosis

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High levels of microplastics found in operating theatres

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Sugar tax ‘prevents thousands of cases of obesity per year’ in older girls

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Psychedelic drugs can help tackle depression, study suggests

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Norovirus warning as cases surge

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What are the symptoms of bile duct cancer?

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NHS safety watchdog sends warning over charging for GP appointments

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New NHS drug will help thousands with migraines

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Healthy diet, playing games and social visits ‘may help stave off dementia’

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Warning of big change to Covid vaccines in UK

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Surgeon admits botching surgeries that left patients injured

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What are the symptoms of thyroid cancer?

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Thousands of migraine sufferers could benefit from drug on NHS

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Study finds heightened cancer death risk in patients with type 2 diabetes

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One in three minority ethnic NHS staff face racism or bullying

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Women in low-income households less likely to receive health care

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The crippling condition which many health experts don’t know about

Crime

NHS Trust to appear in court over death of baby 23 minutes after birth

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Woman with twisted tooth travels 28,000 miles so she can smile again

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A&Es ‘haemorrhaging’ nurses, top emergency care doctor warns

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Excess deaths hit two year high in England and Wales

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Less than 7 hours sleep in your teens ‘can lead to higher MS risk’

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Government orders urgent review into safety of mental health patients

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Plant toxin discovery could boost fight against antibiotics resistance

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Woman claims common health condition caused breakdown of her marriage

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Sexual assault and domestic violence ‘unchecked’ by NHS regulators

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Everything you need to know about the ambulance strikes

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When are ambulance workers going on strike?

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Experts create 12-step checklist to reduce dementia risk

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Number of A&E patients that waited over 12 hours last year revealed

UK Politics

Tory ministers ‘looking to privatise’ NHS, says union boss

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Mum suffered unexplained stroke while sitting at Christmas table

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£800,000 rapid research projects ‘to help tackle NHS winter crisis using AI’

UK Politics

Adam ForrestTwo in three Britons say NHS services are ‘bad’

Health

Cooking with gas ‘worse for health than living in a polluted city’

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Delays in heart attack care are driving avoidable deaths, doctors warn

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Ambulance workers announce fresh strikes as bitter pay row escalates

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Ambulance delays cause ‘severe harm’ to record 6,000 patients a month

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Bowel cancer breakthrough as chemotherapy ‘cuts risk of return’

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Bowel cancer breakthrough as chemotherapy ‘cuts risk of return’

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Bowel cancer breakthrough as chemotherapy ‘cuts risk of return’

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Woman ‘bled to death after being forced to wait 15 hours’ in ambulance

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500,000 people ‘missed starting on blood pressure-lowering drugs during Covid’

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Mental Health Bill ‘must tackle unacceptable racial inequality’

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Children making multiple suicide attempts before accessing NHS care

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BTS and Billie Eilish could help you sleep better than whale sounds

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Personalised drug therapy hope for bile duct cancer patients

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Ex-Cabinet minister’s comment over nurses using food banks ‘heartless’

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Ex-Cabinet minister’s comment over nurses using food banks ‘heartless’

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Ambulance staff to join striking nurses in walkouts next month

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Covid variants ‘will taunt us for years’ UKHSA head warns

Long Reads

Adam TaylorIs this China’s full Covid data? Why the WHO is pushing for more

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Nurse’s mum died after two-day wait on an A&E trolley

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Experts reveal why your winter cough lasted longer this year

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Health secretary to nurses: Take the money and patients pay the price

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