IVF success increased by new way of picking embryos
Researchers say that picking IVF embryos with a gene test will dramatically increase chances of conception, helping millions more couples to have babies.
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The government pledges £500m to help relieve pressure on struggling services. But against a backdrop of widespread NHS cuts, the BMA says the money is merely “papering over the cracks”.
As the debate surrounding environmental issues over fracking grows, Channel 4 News asks what would happen if shale gas was found in your back yard?
More than 200 protesters block access to a drilling site in Balcombe, West Sussex, to campaign against “fracking” used in shale gas exploration.
MPs warn that current plans to tackle the growing crisis in emergency care “lack sufficient urgency” and that the roll-out of the NHS 111 advice line was “premature”.
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Once the symbol of America’s industrial boom, the city of Detroit files for bankruptcy with debts worth $15bn, after a long, slow decline in population and in the auto manufacturing industry.
The family of a pensioner who died in an NHS hospital after being wrongly given solid food talks to Channel 4 News about what happened.
After months of complaints about bad weather, Britain welcomes the hottest day of the year so far with heatwave warnings and advice on how to stay cool.
School dinners are much better for pupils than packed lunches, which should be banned by headmasters – the message of a new government-commissioned report.
Researchers say that picking IVF embryos with a gene test will dramatically increase chances of conception, helping millions more couples to have babies.
Chancellor George Osborne is to draw up the battle lines for the next general election as he sets out his final spending plans before the country goes to the polls in 2015.
Chancellor George Osborne tells MPs Britain will have to endure another £11.5bn of cuts, with further pain for public sector workers. But infrastructure spending will receive a boost.
The environment secretary says it is time to start embracing GM crops. But has he bitten off more than he can chew? FactCheck takes a look.
Environment minister Owen Paterson says genetically modified crops will “improve human health and the environment.” GM science may be in danger of lagging behind in the UK, but is the public bothered?