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Two and a half cheers for Bill Gates

Two and a half cheers for Bill Gates

To tackle neglected tropical diseases we need a far more collaborative and flexible approach.

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Atos is

Atos is "black and white" on fitness and disability

One man's experience of successfully appealing a Work Capability Assessment ruling.

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Could pseudo-science fund cancer research?

Could pseudo-science fund cancer research?

The geeks are on the march with increasingly vocal and co-ordinated calls for an end to crystal healing and the rest.

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The precarity of the global 99%

The precarity of the global 99%

What The Global Fund's decision to cancel next year's funding round means for victims of Aids, TB and malaria.

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Google fined $500m for illegal advertising

Google fined $500m for illegal advertising

The US-based multinational corporation was profiting from the illegal sale of drugs from Canada.

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GMC pushes ahead with secret doctors' courts plan

GMC pushes ahead with secret doctors' courts plan

Plans to hold some misconduct hearings in private look set to go ahead.

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Fat profits for Big Pharma

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The drugs don’t work

Bupa profits drop by 70 per cent

Bupa profits drop by 70 per cent

The private health firm is hit hard by spending squeeze.

AFFiRiS to get MJFF grant for Parkinson's vaccine

Foundation will now support the development of the PD01 vaccine by AFFiRiS with $475,000

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