A scheme that makes for a better health system will also buoy the economy, but it is hard to say whether the NHI will get us there
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Trust in the government’s ability to deliver has worn thin, but we can’t allow it to give way to intermediaries with little regard for the public’s best interests
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Better service outcomes could be attained in the UK’s National Health Service by focusing on the individual needs of patients.
As many as 10-million women worldwide have risked having the operation. <b>Kira Cochrane</b> asks why.
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/ 15 October 2007
Falling numbers of state dentists in England have led to some people taking extreme measures, including extracting their own teeth, according to a new study released on Monday. Others have used superglue to stick crowns back on, rather than stumping up for private treatment, said the study. One person spoke of carrying out 14 separate extractions on himself with pliers.