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Stephen Hawking: I'm worried about the future of the NHS
Cambridge professor criticises health secretary and warns about role of private sector in the NHS.
Calories in popular foods must be cut, say health officials
Health officials target pizzas, burgers and ready meals to help tackle child obesity in government drive.
Peanut allergy treatment 'lasts up to four years'
Four years after children in a study took the oral treatment, 70% had no allergic reaction to peanuts.
Newcastle health boss Sir Leonard Fenwick sacked
Longest serving NHS chief executive Sir Leonard Fenwick called it "an orchestrated witch hunt".
Mental health services patchy, says PM
Theresa May says the UK's mental health services are "patchy" and has told Newsbeat she's going to review them.
Time spent frail in old age 'doubles'
More care homes are needed as an ageing population puts pressure on services, researchers suggest.
Maternity 'must improve' at baby-deaths hospital trust
Progress is made at the Shrewsbury and Telford trust but maternity services must improve, the CQC says.
Meningitis jab uptake 'worryingly low'
School-leavers are being urged to be immunised against the highly aggressive strain.
Bowel cancer test: 'No health minister' means NI people must wait
A new screening test for bowel cancer in NI is on hold because there is no Stormont health minister.
Japanese fungus spreading in UK hospitals
More than 200 patients have been infected, but none has died, Public Health England confirms.

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'Fat but fit' people may still be at risk of heart disease
"Concept of being 'fit but fat' is a myth, researchers say," ITV News reports after a Europe-wide study...
Reports that antibacterials in pregnancy are 'harmful' unfounded
"Warning to pregnant women, don't use antibacterial soap! Chemicals in the products can make children...
Gene editing brings pig organ transplant closer
"Gene editing to remove viruses brings transplant organs from pigs a step closer," The Guardian reports...
Vitamin B3 found in Marmite not proven to prevent miscarriage
"Like it or loathe it, but Marmite could help prevent millions of miscarriages and birth defects around...
Saliva 'may speed healing' but 'kissing it better' probably won't
"Kissing it better really works: Saliva found to have properties that help speed up the healing process,"...
'Exercise pill' could potentially help people with heart failure
"Pill that mimics effects of going to the gym could transform lives of heart failure patients," the Daily...

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