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Government defends medical student number cap
Competition is fierce for doctor training places, but ministers say limit on numbers must stay.
Covid booster rollout to start in early September in England
Care homes residents and housebound people will be the first to receive a jab in England.
Covid: Brain fog more common two years on, study suggests
Diagnoses of dementia rose after two years but other issues like depression fell away, research found.
Infected blood victims to get £100,000 compensation
Ros Cooper, who was infected with hepatitis C as a child, is one of 4,000 people to receive money.
Ambulance pressures: Thousands of taxis sent following 999 calls
Figures obtained by the BBC show taxi firms increasingly being used to assist front-line services.
Dog infected with monkeypox prompts isolation warning
Isolating from pets when infected and disposing of rubbish carefully is important, health experts say.
Covid: UK first country to approve dual-strain vaccine
The bivalent vaccine will now form part of the booster campaign to be rolled out this autumn.
Monkeypox: Lack of vaccines sparks pause in UK rollout
UK Health Security Agency says clinics could run out of vaccine supplies by the end of August.
Changing kidney blood type may boost transplants
Many BAME patients waiting for a donor kidney are blood type B so development could be 'game-changer'.
Some antidepressants may make heatwave challenging
Some types of mental health medication may make it difficult for the body to regulate temperature.

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Cancer treatment response may be affected by gut bacteria
"Gut bacteria 'boost' cancer therapy," BBC News reports. The news comes from research into whether people...
Could a blood test in middle age predict dementia risk?
"Tissue inflammation blood test points to dementia risk," is the headline in The Times. Researchers in...
Acid reflux drugs linked to increased stomach cancer risk
"A drug commonly used to treat acid reflux is linked to a more than doubled risk of developing stomach...
Nutrient drink for Alzheimer's has disappointing result in trial
A new study investigating the effects of a nutrient drink for Alzheimer's disease has led to very different...
Marriage may help lower dementia risk
"Marriage and having close friends may help protect against dementia, according to Loughborough University...
Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications'
"Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests," says The Guardian. Researchers...
Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
"Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report...
Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
"Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,"...
New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
"Do you have one of the 180 breast cancer genes? One in five women has a variant that raises her risk...

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