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Coronavirus: How is the UK planning for an outbreak?
What will the government do if there is a UK coronavirus outbreak and how prepared is the NHS?
Sickest NHS patients 'face hours on trolleys'
BBC analysis shows a surge in hospital delays as experts warn 'little in tank' to cope with coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Hundreds of flu patients to be tested by UK hospitals and GPs
It comes as several schools close and some office workers are sent home due to virus fears.
Coronavirus: Outbreak spreads in Europe from Italy
Cases emerge in several countries involving travellers from Italy, but borders remain open.
Germany overturns ban on professionally assisted suicide
Five years ago a change in the law stopped doctors helping the terminally ill to end their lives.
Drug hope for people with chronic cough
Up to 10% of people in the world suffer from a debilitating cough, sometimes lasting decades.
Coronavirus: Britons returning from northern Italy told to self-isolate
Several schools send pupils and staff home after they return from skiing trips in the country.
Poorest women's life expectancy declines, finds report
"If health has stopped improving, that means society has stopped improving," author of report says.
Coronavirus: Iran's deputy health minister tests positive as outbreak worsens
Iraj Harirchi, who has strongly denied any cover-up of a growing outbreak, has self-quarantined.
Fake psychiatrist 'did not contribute' to Suffolk man's death
An epileptic man's death "may have been prevented" by better follow-up care, an inquest hears.

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Marriage may help lower dementia risk
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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...
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"Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,"...
New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
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