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Professor David Nutt's sacking caused serious concern, Lord Drayson said

Drugs tsar sacking causes 'concern'

The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser has caused "serious concern" among the scientific community, the Science Minister Lord Drayson has acknowledged. More

Hospital bosses apologised to a mother who lost her baby after midwives misread vital scans

Trust apology for baby death errors

Hospital bosses have apologised… More

NHS GPs are more likely to receive extra financial incentives

British GPs 'get extra incentives'

NHS GPs are more likely to receive… More


A nine-year-old boy has overcome his needle phobia to help save sister's life

Boy overcomes phobia to help sister

A nine-year-old boy has overcome… More

A health school dedicated to tackling the world’s killer diseases is to be launched

Academy to tackle killer diseases

A health school dedicated to tackling… More


A pioneering treatment has been used to hold back a rare fatal brain disease in two children

Treatment to tackle brain disease

A pioneering treatment combining… More

A man accused of an axe-wielding rampage in Bedford hospital has appeared in court

Man remanded over A&E axe attack

A man accused of an axe-wielding… More


The World Health Organisation said the swine flu virus has now become the most predominant strain

Swine flu is 'predominant strain'

The World Health Organisation's… More

Nanoparticles can damage DNA from a distance by affecting biological signals, scientists have shown

Nanoparticles 'can damage DNA'

Nanoparticles can damage DNA from… More