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Statins pioneer Akira Endo dies aged 90

Prof Endo was born in rural Japan in 1933, and went on to study biochemistry at Tokohu University. It was…

2 years ago

Labour plans to ban under-16s buying high-caffeine energy drinks

Shops would have to check ID if they thought buyers could be under age, as they currently do with alcohol…

2 years ago

Labour promises 100,000 extra child dental appointments

Labour have promised to create 100,000 extra dental appointments for children, in a bid to clear backlogs in England.The new…

2 years ago

Michael Mosley’s top simple health tips

Most of us know what we should be doing to eat healthily - eating plenty of fruit and vegetables and…

2 years ago

Moderna’s two-in-one flu and Covid vaccine passes advanced trial

Chief executive Stephane Bancel told BBC News he hoped the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine could be made widely available…

2 years ago

London hospitals: O-type blood donors needed after cyber-attack

Dr Gail Miflin, chief medical officer, NHS Blood and Transplant, said: "Patient safety is our absolute priority."When hospitals do not…

2 years ago

Prostate cancer: Glowing dye used to help find invisible cells

Lead researcher Prof Freddie Hamdy told the BBC it was too early to know if it would work on every…

2 years ago

Tick attack: BBC hunts for tiny bloodsuckers as diseases rise

The blanket deceives the ticks into believing a furry animal has just walked by so they jump on board.We've gone…

2 years ago

Ecoli outbreak in UK most likely linked to food item

The source of this outbreak is not yet confirmed, but there is currently no evidence linking it to open farms,…

2 years ago

Junior doctors strike coincides with launch of new IT system

Dr Cash said the South Eastern Trust had "plenty to learn and plenty to teach us about going live" and…

2 years ago