In trying to tackle fake news, Facebook is cracking down on real science
The platform’s fact checkers found no inaccuracies in a recent BMJ investigation – but limited its reach anyway. Should they…
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How has stroke treatment been affected by Covid-19?
For a condition where time is everything, delays had a big impact on patients
We must not drop our guard against flu
With our immune systems susceptible, the influenza vaccine will be more crucial than ever this winter, says the president of…
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From the NS archive: What remains of Aneurin Bevan
26 October 1962: Prompted by Michael Foot's biography of Aneurin Bevan, John Freeman gathers his thoughts about the father of…
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The wounded healer: how my father’s cancer led me to a life of helping others
Phil Whitaker draws on his experiences as a doctor to investigate how close we are to a cure for the “emperor…
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Why are old people in Britain dying before their time?
Mortality rates for elderly people are rising across the country. Initially, the authorities blamed merely cold weather.
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From the archive: The NHS is even more cherished than the monarchy and the army
In this archive piece from 2013, British Future polling revealed that while attitudes to the NHS had been fluctuating, commitment…
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