Jeremy Laurance
Jeremy Laurance is Health Editor of The Independent and the i and has covered the specialism for more than 20 years. He thinks the harm medicine does is under-appreciated, the harm it prevents over-rated, and that cycling works better than most drugs. He was named Specialist Journalist of the Year in the 2011 British Press Awards.
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Privatised service 'puts patients at risk' with lack of out-of-hours GPs
19 May 2013 09:27 PM
Patients put at risk by lack of out-of-hours GPs, watchdog survey finds
No wonder A&E can't cope when GP surgeries have lost the faith of their users
15 May 2013 02:24 PM
We may be about to reap the consequences of neglecting care in the community
Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy puts genetic key to breast cancer in the spotlight
15 May 2013 10:55 AM
The developing science of DNA profiling helped the actress decide to have a double mastectomy
Cannabis linked to prevention of diabetes
15 May 2013 05:00 AM
Regular users of the drug found to have lower levels of insulin after fasting, research shows
NHS sets out new plan to save A&E as email leak reveals funding chaos
10 May 2013 12:00 AM
Launch of proposals to bring down waiting times marred by scramble for cash
'The stuff of Nobel prizes': Half a million sufferers of back pain 'could be cured with antibiotics'
07 May 2013 03:00 PM
Up to half a million patients with chronic low back pain may be suffering from an infection that can be treated with antibiotics.
The first early test for pancreatic cancer – devised by 15-year-old Jack Andraka
05 May 2013 05:44 PM
A 15-year-old US high school student whose uncle died of pancreatic cancer has developed the first test for the disease that could detect tumours before they become too advanced to treat.
Maternity units shamed but not named in first-time study
02 May 2013 12:00 AM
New anonymised report gives hospitals time to correct poor practice before 2014
Breast implants 'increase cancer death risk,' say scientists
01 May 2013 12:00 AM
Breast augmentations are now the commonest operation performed by pastic surgeons
The real cancer killer: rip-off prices for drugs set by 'profiteering' Big Pharma giants
29 April 2013 12:00 AM
Doctors say industry 'profiteering' threatens lives
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'He was lucky he didn't die' - George Michael fell out of speeding car onto M1 motorway, according to eye witness
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Tottenham to smash pay scale with £150,000-a-week contract in attempt to tie Gareth Bale to club
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Austerity has hardened the nation's heart
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Gay couple beaten in park urge MPs to moderate language on gay marriage
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Why Arsène Wenger must spend to put icing on the cake and buy likes of Stevan Jovetic for Arsenal
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The ‘Beverly Hills’ of Surrey
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'He will always be a friend'
The price of pacifism
Jason Isaacs: Groupies, theatre bores and James Bond
Sealand: 'Micronation' or illegal fortress?
Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs
The experts' guide to summer
Legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing
Macklemore: 'I don't have moderation'
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Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals
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