Why the debate over NHS charges won’t go away
The looming funding crisis means that a third of GPs now support patient charges, with the number only likely to…
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Why cutting the NHS would be bad policy and bad politics
There is no prospect of David Cameron taking up Liam Fox's suggestion of cutting spending on the health service.
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If you’re the kind of person who thinks, “It’s Christmas – A&E will be empty,” and comes in to have…
ByDebunking the myths: what is sex really like for ordinary people?
"Few people enjoy a perfect sexual relationship – we need to encourage those people to access the services and support…
ByWHO retracts claim half of Greek HIV infections were self-inflicted, blames ‘editing error’
The WHO's latest health inequity report made a startling claim that "about half" of those with HIV deliberately infected themselves…
ByStopping 23andMe will only delay the revolution medicine needs
We need to collect billions of data points for analysis by computers, and the only company in major contention to…
ByPain helps us to survive – but it can also turn our own body into an enemy
When a patient is diagnosed with fibromyalgia, all too often symptoms are dismissed as "all in the mind".
ByAre rich countries taking too many antidepressants?
One in 10 people in Iceland are on antidepressants, and prescription rates across the OECD have dramatically increased.
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