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Sir Liam Donaldson says the government is offering the swine flu vaccine to children under five because they are more vulnera...

A drug that can prolong the lives of patients with advanced liver cancer has been rejected for use in the NHS in England, Wal...

A drug that can prolong the lives of patients with advanced liver cancer has been rejected for use in the NHS in England, Wal...

Improving care for the elderly will be Labour's domestic policy "priority" if the party wins the next election, Gordon Brown ...

Chairman of the National Care Homes Association Nadra Ahmed says anti-psychotic drugs are prescribed by GPs, not care service...

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A nurse who was struck off in April for secretly filming the neglect of elderly patients at a Sussex hospital has won a natio...

The World Health Organisation is shipping urgent supplies of anti-swine flu drugs to Mongolia, as the country's hospital syst...

The quietness of electric and hybrid cars is causing concern for blind people, who rely on being able to hear vehicles to dea...