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Massachusetts, California and Washington pledge to provide medication after a federal judge invalidated 23-year FDA approvalSeveral Democratic governors have moved swiftly to protect access to medication abortion in their states after a ruling by a Tex…
Strike is expected to lead to 350,000 appointments including operations being cancelledJunior doctors across England have begun a four-day strike that will result in an estimated 350,000 appointments including operations being cancelled.Doctors will mo…
‘Swap to stop’ scheme comes despite increasing alarm about rise in young people vapingMinisters are to urge 1 million smokers to swap cigarettes for vapes, despite increasing alarm about the rise in young people vaping.Under the new “swap to stop” sche…
Callers wait so long that nearly one in five hang up, finds Liberal Democrat commissioned analysisPatients contacting NHS 111 in England are having to wait so long for medical help that they are abandoning millions of calls, with 3.6m ditched in the pa…
Warning comes on eve of England’s 61,000 junior doctors beginning four-day actionJunior doctors may keep striking for another year in their bitter pay dispute with the government, despite NHS leaders’ growing alarm about how the industrial action is di…
Labour says data reveals ‘mental health crisis at the heart of Whitehall’, as unions blame staff cuts, low pay and long hoursWhitehall civil servants took a record 771,433 days of sick leave last year because of stress and other mental health problems,…
Clubs understood to be close to agreeing plan to ditch betting sponsors from shirts voluntarilyProposals by Premier League football clubs to give up gambling sponsors on team shirts have been criticised by campaigners as “incoherent” because they ignor…
Hippersons boatyard says drunk tourists have damaged vessels, urinated off the side, and abused staffA Norfolk Broads boating company has banned tourists from drinking on its vessels after incidents of antisocial behaviour, including people urinating o…
NHS chief says four-day strike poses risks to patient safety, with up to 350,000 appointments and operations likely to be cancelledThe four-day strike by junior doctors in England will have a “catastrophic impact” on NHS waiting lists, with up to 350,0…
Underfunded services resulting in more women choosing cheaper at-home abortion pill, study findsOverstretched and underfunded abortion services in England and Wales are leaving women feeling pressured into opting for the cheaper at-home pill rather tha…