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• NHS 'in peril if shake-up fails'

  More than 50 GPs involved in the groups that will control have warned the NHS may be "in peril" if government changes are derailed.

• Right-to-die case wins first step

  A man who is almost completely paralysed has won the first step in his legal bid to pursue his right-to-die.

• Babies' brains 'show autism risk'

  It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers.

• Government escapes NHS rebellion

  The government appears to have escaped a rebellion by the medical establishment over its controversial NHS reforms in England.

• Breast implant boss faces charges

  The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of an international safety scare faces charges of "involuntary injury", his lawyer says.

• Carers 'missing out on support'

  Carers are missing out on "vital" support, a survey for cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support suggests.