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Midwives warning over staff shortages

More maternity units are shutting their doors to patients as the NHS comes under increasing pressure, the Royal College of Midwives warns.

11 October 2015
From the section Health

Nurse in Ebola scare still 'serious'

Nurse Pauline Cafferkey remains in a "serious condition" after being readmitted to the isolation unit where she was previously treated for Ebola.

10 October 2015
From the section Scotland

MPs call for tobacco tax increase

Tax on tobacco should be raised to persuade smokers to quit, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health says.

11 October 2015
From the section Health

England's hospice ratings 'encouraging'

10 October 2015
From the section Health

NHS deficits hit 'massive' £930m

9 October 2015
From the section Health

Elephants' low cancer rates explained

9 October 2015
From the section Health

China faces smoking 'death epidemic'

9 October 2015
From the section China

First drug 'slows' progressive MS

8 October 2015
From the section Health

Hunt hints at junior doctor compromise

8 October 2015
From the section Health

MSPs back car smoking ban proposals

8 October 2015
From the section Scotland politics

Heart attack test 'cuts hospital stays'

8 October 2015
From the section Health

Miniature human kidney grown in a dish

8 October 2015
From the section Health

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Riding a bike 'extends your life'

11 October 2015
From the section Europe

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How can Ebola survivors get ill again?

9 October 2015
From the section Health

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Liz Hurley on breast cancer campaign

9 October 2015
From the section Health

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Importance of culture in dementia care

8 October 2015
From the section Health

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'We drank during our pregnancies'

7 October 2015
From the section Health

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Heart attack test 'halves A&E visits'

8 October 2015
From the section Health

Also in the news

City campaign targets sugar addiction

5 October 2015
From the section Sussex

Rugby 'cold therapy' may not work

29 September 2015
From the section Health

Features & Analysis

Breathe easy

How flying high helped inventor create breathing machine

11 October 2015
From the section Health

Birthright

A Brazilian mother's fight to give birth naturally

11 October 2015
From the section Latin America & Caribbean

Risks for Ebola survivors

Where does the virus hide in survivors?

9 October 2015
From the section Health

Mental health support

Are pregnant women being let down?

9 October 2015
From the section Health

Easing the pain

How hospices bring care and comfort to the dying

7 October 2015
From the section Magazine

Terminal requests

What different countries say about assisted dying

6 October 2015
From the section World

Cost of care

Care of vulnerable people 'in danger'

21 September 2015
From the section Health

How the care system works across the UK

22 July 2015
From the section Health

Care costs cap delayed until 2020

17 July 2015
From the section Health

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