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Eating within set times good for shift workers
Time-restricted eating reduced blood pressure and cholesterol in a study of US firefighters.
Research call over MND risk to elite rugby players
An expert calls for "immediate research" after a study suggests players could be at increased risk.
Loss and suffering at heart of Covid inquiry
Inquiry chair Baroness Hallett promises 'thorough and fair' review at first preliminary hearing.
HC-One: The Elms residents 'not safe' at four-inquest care home
Four deaths at the Cambridgeshire care home since 2019 have been subject to inquests.
Edenfield Centre: Care watchdog praised bosses at abuse hospital
Inspectors also endorsed staff "values" at a time when the BBC was filming patients being mistreated.
Nobel Prize goes to Svante Paabo for Neanderthal work
Sweden's Svante Paabo wins the prize for discoveries on humanity's extinct relatives.
Abortion: Western Trust recommences early medical service
The trust apologises again for delays in implementing the service that was paused in April 2021.
Cost of living: Young cancer patients 'in a desperate situation'
Young people with cancer say they are struggling with rent and bills because of soaring living costs.
Tony Hickmott: Autistic man to be released after 21 years in hospital
Mum of Tony Hickmott, who has been held in a secure hospital since 2001, says: "He's coming home."
Gene test spared baby unnecessary chemotherapy
It revealed a lump on the newborn's leg was a rare and benign mass called a myofibroma.

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