Hospital birthing centre closed for ‘safety reasons’
Friarwood Birth Centre at Pontefract Hospital will close until next September. A spokesman for the centre said hospital bosses were…
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Life-extending cystic fibrosis drugs coming to England
Life-changing cystic fibrosis drugs will be available on the NHS in England, health bosses say. NHS England struck a deal…
Elderly should consider residential care at a younger age, study suggests
The elderly should consider moving into assisted or residential care before health problems force them to, according to academics. The…
Dust from the Sahara desert kills children across Africa
Dust entering the air from the Sahara desert is causing the deaths of infants thousands of miles away, a new…
New Social Mobility Commission chair recommended
The Government has put forward Dame Martina Milburn as its preferred candidate for the new chair of the …
