A doctor has been told by the General Medical Council (GMC) that she had a “disregard for patient safety” while working at hospitals in south Wales. A panel is due to make a decision in the case of Dr Salawati Abdul-Salam

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Sports players and fans are being targeted in a campaign to get more sperm donors to help couples struggling to conceive. The National Gamete Donation Trust wants to increase the number of new donors in the UK to about 500, from its latest figure of 384. Leaflets and posters are being sent to 30 sports clubs and venues in the pilot area of Greater Manchester

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New York City has agreed to pay up to $657m (

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New York City has agreed to pay up to $657m (

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New York City has agreed to pay up to $657m (

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A sticking plaster approach to treating skin cancer has been unveiled at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. The light-emitting Ambulight PDT device has been developed in an attempt to make the treatment of skin cancer faster and more comfortable

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The European Union has extended the minimum period of leave for parents to four months each – a benefit separate from maternity leave. At least one month of the four cannot be transferred to the other parent. The idea is to enable more equal take-up of leave by both parents

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Around 250 people who may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) are being screened in Rhondda Cynon Taf. It is the first time a whole community has been tested for the disease. They were asked to come forward after a number of new cases of TB, which experts believe are linked to an outbreak in 1996, were identified

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Around 250 people who may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) are being screened in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

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Washington DC will become the first city in the US to make female condoms available for free, the Washington Post has reported. The contraceptives will be handed out in beauty salons, convenience stores and high schools in areas with high rates of HIV/Aids infection. Male condoms have long been handed out but infection rates remain high among Washington’s black residents.

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