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Rosie EatonCoventry andAlex McIntyreWest MidlandsBBCHelen Patterson, from Solihull, said she requested an interpreter four or five times in advance before hospital appointments but none had been there when she arrived.She said it felt like a waste of her time...

Nick TriggleHealth correspondent andJim ReedHealth reporterGetty ImagesPharmacists in England say they are facing "major issues" with large numbers of patients booking appointments for Covid jabs only to find they are no longer eligible. The criteria have been tightened this...

Planets orbiting dead stars known as white dwarfs might be able to remain habitable thanks to general relativity subtly...

Matthew D. Shoulders, the Class of 1942 Professor of Chemistry, a MacVicar Faculty Fellow, and an associate...

Michelle RobertsDigital health editorGetty ImagesMore than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction, the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning. Children are, on average, nine times more likely...

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For patients with inflammatory bowel disease, antibiotics can be a double-edged sword. The broad-spectrum drugs often prescribed...

A clear majority of Americans (69%) agree that "autism is a complex condition that can't be reduced to a single cause,” according to a new Yahoo/YouGov poll.That number includes 59% of Republicans.Yet last week President Trump declared that his...

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A relatively nearby star that appears to lack almost any of the heavy elements produced by supernovae could be...