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The first trial of the world’s first “personalised” mRNA vaccine against the deadliest form of skin cancer – melanoma – is now underway in the UK. Steve Young, 52, from Stevenage, Hertz, who had a melanoma growth cut out of his scalp last August, is one of the first patients to try the shot.

Crackdown on ‘sick note culture’ could see GPs banned from signing people off GP’s will soon be stripped of the ability to sign people off…

Communities Against Woodsmoke, a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting clean air and healthy living environments, is celebrating a recent victory in the fight against air…

Patients in the Gwent area of Wales are facing the longest waits for hospital treatments compared to other regions in the country, according to recent data released by the Welsh government.

Conwoman left NHS worker jobless and homeless after promising new life in Dubai A conwoman who left an NHS worker homeless after she promised him…

Vaping increases risk of heart failure by almost 20% Vapers are nearly 20% more likely to develop heart failure than those who never vaped, a…

Scientists say they have, using Crispr gene-editing technology, been able to eliminate HIV from infected cells. The Nobel Prize-winning technology works like scissors, but at the molecular level, cutting DNA so “bad” bits can be removed or inactivated. 

According to Czech authorities, there were 28 reported cases of whooping cough in the first week of January. This number has now surged to 3,084 – the highest seen since 1963.

Covid-19 lab leak ‘most likely’ cause of the global pandemic, new study shows Covid-19 most likely originated in a lab, a new study has concluded.…

Jeremy Hunt has announced a new tax on vaping as part of the Spring Budget.

Rishi Sunak admits he has failed to cut NHS waiting lists Rishi Sunak has acknowledged that the government has fallen short of its commitment to…

Two UK hopsitals in Northamptonshire have declared “critical incidents” as NHS bosses have made an urgent please to patients.

After a urine test, I was taken to a room, and was told news I’d never in a million years dreamed of.

Walk outs by various staff groups including doctors, nurses, paramedics and physiotherapists have led to more than 1.3 million appointments, procedures and operations being rescheduled.

‘After seeing Levi in that way, I could never have forgiven myself if that had been because of a decision I had made.’

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A nationwide campaign has been launched amid ‘serious concern’ over a downward trend in the uptake of jabs.

Scientists have warned about the terrifying risk of defrosting ancient deadly viruses.

In today’s MetroTalk the mode of transportation suggested by the NHS has readers perplexed.

They all knew exactly what a woman’s period should feel like. They knew better than me.

The hospital said it is under ‘severe pressure’.

Check your medication.

The dentist handed me a mirror and I could have cried with happiness.

It’s no mean feat.

The National Audit Office has disclosed significant price variations among UK hospitals for identical medical equipment.