Children born into the UK's poorest families are 10 times more likely to die from sudden infant death syndrome than those from better-off families, the Campaign to End Child Poverty says in a new report out today.
The report highlights the devastating effects poverty can have on a child's health.
For more information, go to www.endchildpoverty.org.uk
Jeremy Hunt’s statement in Parliament about failures in the national breast screening programme was based on incorrect information from Public Health England, according to an independent review published today.
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