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After tackling depression, beatboxer Shlomo is now back on stage helping children's mental health.

The research contradicts popular assumptions that mental speed declines after the age of 20.

Africa was declared free of wild polio in 2020 after a major continent-wide vaccination campaign.

Senior NHS staff say they disagree with the prime minister's planned changes to English Covid rules.

The rare neurological condition synaesthesia is helping singer/songwriter Tamera make music.

How children are becoming the forgotten victims of pandemic after disruption to care and support.

The retinal-implant manufacturer has shifted its focus, leaving users with little or no support.

Our health correspondents answer some of your questions.

Danielle Ray's father died aged 63 and more than 14,000 UK men are thought to be undiagnosed.

There are around five million people in the UK who still haven't had a Covid jab.

But the rollout will be "non-urgent", with a focus on parental choice, the government says.

Services at two hospitals are affected as staff who were in contact with Lassa fever patients isolate.

Strict Covid protocols - which are still in place - have seen routine dental care dramatically reduced.

Some wines contain more sugar than a doughnut, but carry no nutritional information on their labels.

Wales becomes the first UK nation to announce it will vaccinate the younger age group.

As well as stopping some infections, jabs "cut the risk" of long Covid in those who still catch the virus.

Death certificates suggest fewer people are dying with, or from, Covid.

Matt and Liam started a podcast about miscarriage after their own personal experiences of loss.

Stephanie Coles was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer after she found a lump on her stomach.

Busting myths and explaining the facts around vaccines.

At 475,000 people, Northern Ireland's waiting lists are the worst in the UK.

A man was given more than three times the intended dose of a drug after instructions were misheard.

Face masks could be made into sheets as part of plans to reuse PPE, health minister says.

There is "overwhelming" evidence of poor health outcomes for some ethnic minority groups, warn experts.

Safe-sex education should include how to make it enjoyable for maximum benefit, say researchers.

Thirty years ago Michelle Crawford from Londonderry underwent an operation that would change her life.

Vicki teaches her son, five, to use FaceTime in case his grandmother has a heart attack.

A man, 47, is arrested on suspicion of murdering a patient who died after a fight in Rotherham.

Police have launched a major review of the doctor's work at hospitals in Dudley and Stoke-on-Trent.

A mother describes the struggle of trying to get a tongue-tie diagnosis for her newborn.

Thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to early symptoms of heart attacks, doctors say.

The Ebola-like virus is endemic in parts of West Africa and can be spread by rats.

Self-isolation rules could become guidance rather than a legal requirement next month.

The family of Hugh McMahon say the battery burned a hole the size of a 5p coin in his heart.

The French virologist jointly won the Nobel Prize but later drew criticism for unscientific claims.

Campaign group Toothless in England say the government is ignoring "acute needs" of the public.

A doctor says it is "inevitable" Covid patients will come into contact with others amid shortages.

Brigene has been fighting to bring her brother home from Muckamore Abbey Hospital for decades.

One in 20 admitted in England wait over 12 hours for ward bed as doctors warn patients are at risk.

Josh, nine, from Evesham, was diagnosed after his parents raised concerns about his Covid recovery.

There are no specific measures to monitor the mental health of new fathers and some struggle to cope.

The rules are due to end in March - but that could be brought forward if "encouraging trends continue".

Ministers want the option of enforcing face masks and vaccine passports until late September.

A top oncologist says the health board should have supported doctors criticised in a report.

The legislation, which will be known as Dáithí's Law. will bring in an opt-out system.

Sian Griffiths swims to aid her recovery but feels ashamed she cannot go back to work.

The Scottish Conservatives want Test and Protect replaced with a cheaper and more targeted system.

Ministers admit it could take to 2024 to cut numbers, as they unveil their recovery plan.

A weekly injection that suppresses hunger will soon become available, if draft guidelines are approved.

Prescribing the painkiller for chronic pain could have risks, as well as benefits, a study finds.