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Vapes to have less enticing names to protect children, under UK plans10 Jul 2026 03:15People are being consulted about plans to stop vape companies using of enticing flavour descriptions that "attract" children into experimenting.
Pioneering treatment saves identical twins from rare pregnancy condition10 Jul 2026 02:37Identical twins Nancy and Margo benefitted from the procedure while in the womb as part of a world-first medical trial.
Motherhood not all warm and fuzzy: Bollywood actor's play spotlights messier side09 Jul 2026 23:41As a society, we take mothers for granted and raising children is a thankless job, says actor Kalki Koechlin.
A country that made huge progress on measles now reports 120,000 cases08 Jul 2026 23:03Hundreds of children are dying from measles in Bangladesh, where hospitals are overwhelmed.
MenB vaccine offers men no protection from gonorrhoea, claims major study08 Jul 2026 22:06The Meningitis B vaccine does not prevent gonorrhoea infections despite being offered to at-risk men, scientists say.
German doctor jailed for murder of 15 patients and suspected of more08 Jul 2026 15:25The German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients.

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