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Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials
They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC has found.

Ketamine addict: 'I can't walk 50m without weeing'
Specialist clinics are helping increasing numbers of young ketamine users with damaged bladders.

Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones
The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more.

Sunak sets out plans to tackle 'sick note culture'
The PM wants to strip GPs of power to issue sick notes but Labour says he has run out of ideas.

More young, affluent women may be smoking - study
Younger women could benefit from targeted interventions to tackle the apparent rise, researchers say.

Scotland's under-18s gender clinic pauses puberty blockers
It follows a landmark review of gender services in England which warned of a lack of research.

Sweden votes to lower age to change legal gender to 16
Swedes have been able to change their legally recognised gender since 1972 - but this will make it easier.

'My son had a stroke when he was 12 minutes old'
The implentation of a UK childhood stroke registry is critical, a paediatric consultant says.

Martin Tyler: I nearly lost my voice forever
The football commentator pays tribute to a speech therapist who helped him talk again after surgery.

What is the smoking ban and how will it work?
The government wants to stop people smoking by raising the legal age limit for buying cigarettes.

Boy, 7, died from Aids after doctor ignored rules
The doctor who gave Colin Smith imported blood products broke his NHS department's guidelines.

NHS weight management service offered to under fours
Severely obese pre-schoolers in Somerset are among the first to receive NHS weight management help.

Call to ban smacking in England and Northern Ireland
Physical punishment at home can have a lasting impact and end in abuse, children's doctors warn.

Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits
BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment.

What is the infected blood scandal and how many people died?
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.

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