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Philippa Roxby,Health reporter and Alison Holt,Social affairs editorGetty ImagesDetails of a new UK clinical trial to assess the risks and benefits of puberty-blocking drugs in children who question their gender have been announced.It follows the banning of the drugs...

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Mark NormanSouth East health correspondent Mark Norman/BBCShe said she was determined to break down "outdated stereotypes" about the disease.She said: "We still live in such a dated time where the stigma around lung cancer is associated to a man,...

Former cabinet minister Lord Michael Gove has apologised on behalf of the then-government and Conservative Party for "mistakes made" during the coronavirus pandemic.In her long-awaited report published, Baroness Hallett says Boris Johnson, the prime minister at the time, oversaw...

In April, MIT senior Josh Randolph will race 26.2 miles across Concord, Massachusetts, and neighboring towns, carrying...

Fergus WalshMedical EditorGettyA major prostate cancer screening trial aimed at finding the best way to detect the disease has been launched in the UK. The first letters have been sent out from GPs inviting men to join the...

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On 4 March 2022, astronauts locked 20,000 moss spores outside the International Space Station and left them exposed to...