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The family of a woman who ended her life while suffering postnatal depression say she was let down.

Prostate Cancer Research acknowledges more accurate tests would be needed to justify screening all men.

Hospitals in England will be ranked on care and finances, so patients can look for good service.

British Vogue's editor says skinny models are back "in", partly fuelled by weight loss drug Ozempic.

Roy Pollitt's wife died after a physician associate mistakenly left a drain in her body for 21 hours.

Adults expected to die within six months would be eligible under the proposals for England and Wales.

Nik is worried assisted dying could lead to coercion - but Elise, who has cancer, wants the choice.

Nik is worried assisted dying could lead to coercion - but Elise, who has cancer, wants the choice.

Dame Sally Davies told the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry she had worried about the disposal of the nerve agent.

People in England will be able to get free varenicline tablets to help them quit cigarettes.

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says the decision, in July 2020, was very disappointing.

Office for National Statistics data suggests homeworkers get more sleep and exercise on average.

Thousands of those eligible for free winter vaccinations fail to take up the offer, the NHS says.

Sue Hill will not receive a settlement after "systemic cultural failings" in her department.

Many parents opt for more expensive baby milk, equating higher costs with better quality, the watchdog found.

Susan McGowan from North Lanarkshire died two weeks after taking the drug tirzepatide, brand name Mounjaro.

Specially adapted lorries have been visiting towns to offer NHS checks in the community.

Sir Stephen Powis says points-based tool was drawn up should need to prioritise patients have arisen.

Sir Stephen Powis says points-based tool was drawn up should need to prioritise patients have arisen.

The government says it wants to mitigate the "harm" social media is inflicting on children.

Information on the menopause drugs' benefits and risks have been included in updated guidance.

The move is part of an overhaul of decades-old mental health legislation in England and Wales.

Marketing rules will be stricter, nicotine vapes will be taxed and disposable vapes will be banned.

NHS England says hospitals being forced into paying premium rates of over 200 an hour.

The Olympic cycling champion, who has terminal cancer, wants more younger men to get checked.

The Health Secretary said he didn't want to cause further harm to the hospitality industry in England.

One woman was hospitalised after being treated at a clinic in south-west London, the BBC is told.

Some consultants are being paid 200 an hour for working extra hours, a BBC News investigation finds.

Six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy tells BBC Breakfast about his life with terminal cancer and the legacy he hopes to leave.

All three patients were infected with the Clade 1b variant, which appears to transmit more easily.

Mutant males struggle to mate, which could offer a way to controll mosquito populations, scientists say.

The average time taken to call an ambulance for a stroke was nearly 88 minutes, analysis found.

From 'fruitless' dating to financial pressures, people share their views on falling fertility rates.

From 'fruitless' dating to financial pressures, people share their views on falling fertility rates.

GPs are warning that a rise to National Insurance from next April could force them to cut staff.

A court challenge means the government will look again at the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.

A court challenge means the government will look again at the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.

The NHS is exempt from the rise in employer National Insurance contributions, but private providers are not.

Emma Applyby fundraises to afford the 2,000 monthly bill for her daughter's medicinal cannabis.

Visitors to a Derbyshire waterway say they are horrified at drug pollution levels.

Rogue surgeon Ian Paterson gives evidence into the death of a patient, one of 62 inquests being held.

Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.

Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.

Phoebe Ockenden, who has learning difficulties, was left in a chair in A&E for seven hours.

As a ban on protesting within 150m of abortion clinics is introduced, the BBC speaks to anti-abortion activists.

Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.

A single case of mpox linked to a recent outbreak in parts of Africa has been detected in the UK.

The health secretary says changing the law could lead to ill people being "guilt-tripped" into ending their own lives.

A doctor who designed a new radioactive treatment for glioblastoma says the result is "remarkable".