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TikTok removes AI weight loss ads from fake Boots account
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Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time
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Women traumatised by breast cancer treatment at NHS trust, BBC told
Posted onSharon Barbourand Mary O’Reilly,BBC Local Investigations BBC Kate Driver says her cancer diagnosis was delayed and she was not offered the option of breast reconstruction Breast cancer patients suffered unnecessary mastectomies, delayed diagnoses and a lack of compassionate care at an NHS Trust in north-east England, the BBC has learned. More than 200 cases are…
