Health
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Care Quality Commission admits its banding system wrongly labelled 60 practices as potentially putting patients at risk
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The CoolTan charity, which began life in a former factory in south London, helps more than 2,000 people each year to address personal problems through self-expression
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Review headed by Sir David Dalton suggests companies could be contracted to manage publicly-funded hospitals, pointing to Spain as example
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Inside the Guardian and Observer, we’re busy with a telethon and a competition to give the Christmas appeal an extra boost.
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Scientists in the US have linked chemicals used to fracture shale rock with fertility and developmental problems
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People living near fracking operations should be monitored to assess the risk of chemicals to human health, say scientists
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Government says NHS is equipped to manage extra demand, as figures show attendances at A&Es up 5% on last year
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YouTube video of confrontation outside London clinic goes viral as activist who filmed it faces threat of legal action
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Healthcare workers from across the UK will join volunteers who flew to Sierra Leone in November
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Laura Kay: You told us: The neighbours responded to our polite requests by making as much noise as humanly possible, shredding my nerves
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Majority of trusts fail to deal with third-party complaints in the right way, missing a chance to enact positive change
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Charities welcome government move but say heavy-handed mandatory reporting could drive practice further underground
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A different type of social network started by Christmas appeal charity Mind is responding to popular demand – with a little help from Stephen Fry
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There’s no such thing as ‘detoxing’. In medical terms, it’s a nonsense. Diet and exercise is the only way to get healthy. But which of the latest fad regimes can really make a difference? We look at the facts
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The health service’s inability to adapt to change for the benefit of patients is the hardest thing David Morgan deals with at work
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With doctors under pressure to conduct life-changing operations, taking on high-risk donations is increasingly a judgment call
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Doctors not to blame for neglect as two men suffered ‘unintended consequences’ of operation, coroner rules
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Analysis Mothers face medication dilemma
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Vaccine does not protect well against the dominant strain seen most commonly this year, which tends to cause more deaths and hospitalisations, CDC says
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Death of Darren Hughes and Robert Stuart given worm-infected kidneys ‘unintended [outcome] of necessary intervention’
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Louise Chunn: A government report shows that one in five 16- to 24-year-olds suffers from psychological issues including depression or anxiety
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This year the Guardian and Observer Christmas appeal in on mental health. We take a look at the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in the UK
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Move is welcomed by human rights groups but will worsen already massive gulf between demand and donations
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Midwives at St George’s hospital in London say outcomes are better for women giving birth in midwife-led centres and at home
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Women's rights and gender equality in focus Spending $25 a woman annually on healthcare could save millions of lives
Investing in reproductive healthcare would bring huge benefits for women and children and reduce long-term costs, says report by Guttmacher Institute and UN -
How London is improving mental health crisis care
Matthew PatrickRepresentatives from 22 organisations, including the NHS and Met police, work together to deliver crisis care to save lives -
Government approves $750m scheme to buy back and destroy 1,021 homes insulated with loose-fill asbestos provided by Mr Fluffy
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Unrest seizes Australian-run detention centre as protesters claim they suffer under ‘catastrophic conditions’ and are treated like ‘slaves’
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Draft guidelines recommend all men over the age of 50 be offered testing every two years
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Rates have declined, but those living in regional, remote and disadvantaged areas are most at risk, according to study by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Food producers should reduce fat, salt and sugar content, with taxes levied on junk food, say campaigners
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Letters: There is a developing fracture between patient and doctor due to a mismatch in expectation and reality: general practice is at a tipping point
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Milli Hill, Ellie Gibson, Joseph Harker: Nice guidelines now suggest that 45% of births are unsuitable for hospital wards but does this chime with out writers’ experiences?
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Christmas charity appeal blog 'This place saved my life': the gardening charity helping veterans - in pictures
Gardening Leave, one of the charities for the Guardian and Observer Christmas appeal on mental health, helps veterans heal mental wounds through horticultural therapy
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Childbirth is as awful as it is magical, thanks to our postnatal ‘care’