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- Casualty in crisis: A&E - a service in meltdown Doctors were placed under “unprecedented pressure” to go live with the new NHS 111 helpline before some were ready, contributing to the A&E crisis in Britain's hospitals, documents seen by The Independent on Sunday reveal.
- A cure for HIV is now a a realistic possibilityThis week in Paris, the world's leading Aids scientists will gather to mark the 30th anniversary of the discovery of HIV. At least one of them, who won the Nobel Prize for her work, is quietly confident that very soon something approaching a cure for HIV will be possible.
- The myth of the modern dad exposed: New book claims men still won't sacrifice their careers for fatherhoodThe popular image of the modern, hands-on father might have to be scrapped. The idea that men are cutting back on work to help their partners with childcare is a myth, according to a provocative new book that presents stark evidence illustrating the British male's reluctance to step back from his job.
- Obsessive compulsive hoarding: A serious health risk in storeRichard Wallace is making great strides. "I have no problem with discarding things that are of no further use and I recognise that you can't keep everything," he says. "It's just not possible."
- Leeds NHS hospital trust to replace chief executive Maggie Boyle following children's heart surgery rowAn NHS trust at the centre of a row over children's heart surgery is to replace its chief executive, it said on Saturday.
- Doctors in dispute: What exactly is normal human behaviour?It is over 1,000 pages long, has undergone more than three years of revisions and has set doctors at each other's throats. But the latest version of the psychiatrists' bible is finally out - to a chorus of criticism that it is pathologising everyday life.
- 'Most exciting breakthrough in IVF treatment in 30 years' could triple number of birthsThousands of infertile couples could benefit from a new IVF procedure that can dramatically improve the success rate of having a baby through artificial reproduction.
- 'Death contracts' could give terminally ill the right to dieTerminally ill people could sign a 'death contract' allowing doctors to help them end their lives under new legal proposals.
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- Abortion Law in Arkansas Is Blocked by U.S. JudgeA ban on abortion at the 12th week of pregnancy is likely to be declared unconstitutional, a federal district judge said.
- Well: Focaccia Recipes for HealthThis week, the Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman experiments with focaccia, an alternative to pizza that makes a great lunch, snack or sandwich.
- For Gay Men, a Fear That Feels FamiliarOne doctor is going to the front lines in the battle against a new strain of bacterial meningitis affecting New York’s gay community.
- World Briefing | Health: Single Yellow Fever Shot Offers Lifetime Protection, W.H.O. SaysOne shot confers lifetime protection and the “booster shot” given at 10 years is no longer necessary, the World Health Organization said.
- The New Old Age Blog: After the Denial Letter ArrivesWhat families can do if the V.A. rejects a veteran’s claim for caregiving benefits.
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