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Jane Kirby Elderly patients are disproportionately subjected to extended waits in Accident and Emergency departments, with new data revealing that more than a fifth endure delays exceeding 12 hours.

A woman with advanced ovarian cancer has become the first patient globally to receive a pioneering new therapy

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Tracy Tomlinson, 58, with advanced ovarian cancer, has become the first patient globally to receive the experimental drug ZI-MA4-1 as part of a clinical trial at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.

Interim UKHSA data show 2877 heat-associated deaths this May and June alone, almost double last year's total.

Those who had none of the three risk factors in the study lived without developing dementia nearly 13 years longer than those who had all three

Avoiding three things in middle age is linked to 13 more years without dementia, experts have said.

Avoiding three things in middle age is linked to 13 more years without dementia, experts have said.

IN FULL The three things you can do in middle age ‘to hold off dementia', according to the experts

A new study recommends people actively avert certain factors in midlife ‘as a strategy for preserving brain health’