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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer blocks use of drugs in lethal injections

Pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer has said it is blocking use of its drugs in lethal injections. The company said in a statement on its website: "Pfizer...

Minnesota doctor saw Prince and prescribed him drugs, warrant reveals

A search warrant reveals that a Minnesota doctor saw Prince twice in the month before his death — including the day before he died...

London NHS trust fined £180,000 after revealing email addresses of HIV service users

NHS trust has been fined £180,000 after mistakenly revealing the email addresses of more than 700 people who use an HIV service. The 56 Dean...

Surgery is going to be live streamed using virtual reality for the first time

A British cancer patient’s operation will be live streamed using virtual reality technology in a world first. Viewers will be able to watch the ground-breaking...

Controlling cancer may better than trying to killing it

Keeping cancer at bay with frequent low dose chemotherapy treatments might be more effective than trying to destroy it, a study has found. The unconventional...

Virologist confident British nurse with Ebola will ‘pull through’

The British nurse who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone has spent the night at the Royal Free hospital in London, where she is undergoing...

Junior doctors announce three more strikes

Junior doctors are to take further industrial action, with plans to walk out on three further dates for 48 hours at a time. The British...

Australian court rules that Nurofen owner misled consumers over pain relief

An Australian court has ordered Nurofen’s UK owner to stop selling several versions of the popular painkiller that were identical to its standard ibuprofen...

Colombia to legalise commercial sale of medical marijuana

Colombia plans to legalise the cultivation and sale of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Justice Minister Yesid Reyes said the new regulations will apply only to...

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