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Nick Triggle,Health correspondentandElena Bailey,Health reporterGetty ImagesTens of thousands of children in England have spent more than a year waiting for NHS community care such as hearing services, speech and language therapy and disability support, the BBC has found.The...

Jessica MasonJessica said the treatment took its toll on her 13-year-old son and also pushed her into early menopause, meaning she had to give up her plans to have another child."I couldn't cook and couldn't clean, I couldn't even...

A new NHS database of genes linked to cancer could enable patients and their families in England to find out whether they are at risk of developing the disease.People will be able to have their genetic information compared to...

Researchers in Class of 1942 Professor of Chemistry Matthew D. Shoulders’ lab have uncovered a sinister hidden mechanism that...

MIT Professor Emeritus Richard O. Hynes PhD ’71, a cancer biologist whose discoveries reshaped modern understandings of...

Sea turtles may be better able to cope with climate change than we had thought. Biologists are concerned that...

Iolo Cheung,BBC WalesandJacob Morris,Newyddion S4CTessa MarshallMarshall said the circumstances leading to her abortion happened because of a lack of "proper sex education in school", and she said she was not "given proper information" at the time."Making sure that young...

Ideally, a winter storm is merely uncomfortable and annoying, but they can sometimes be dangerous for you and your home. This weekend, a...

The US has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO), leaving the UN agency without one of its biggest donors.US President Donald Trump signed an executive order signalling the withdrawal a year ago, having criticised the organisation for...

Magic mushrooms have been giving humans mind-altering experiences for thousands of years, but the real reason fungi evolved these...