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Image source, Michelle Bates Image caption, Michelle Bates has had surgery nine times to remove endometriosis tissue By Antonia Matthews BBC News The wait to be diagnosed with endometriosis has increased to almost ten years, a “devastating” milestone say women with the condition. It now takes almost a year moreContinue Reading

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Image source, Getty Images By Jim Reed Health reporter Thousands of people in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood products during the 1970s and 1980s. A public inquiry into what has been called the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history will publishContinue Reading

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Image caption, Paul is about to embark on a tough detox journey By Dominic Hughes & Natalie Wright Health correspondent, BBC News Blackpool has the highest rate of deaths linked to alcohol, drug abuse and suicide in England, a recent study found. BBC News met a team of former addictsContinue Reading