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Garlic and ginger pills can delay the healing of skin wounds when breast cancer spreads, expert says.

Harry and Samuel post videos with advice and tips for sufferers in the hope others will open up.

If you care about what the parties are promising on the NHS, here are some key issues to watch for.

A UK-wide shortage of the nasal spray is leading to delays in school flu programmes across Scotland.

Nurses will hold a 12-hour strike on 18 December, with more action planned before the new year.

The party says it would tax the "wealthiest" to cut hospital waiting times if it wins the election.

Simon Brown lost his eldest child to the eating disorder - now he works with those who handled her care.

A Nigerian father who used to chase health workers away from his home has a change of heart.

Between the ages of six and 11, children became 17 minutes less active per week every year - study.

The tech giant has struck a deal with huge US health firm Ascension, giving it access to the records.

An inherited gene makes certain healthy foods taste exceptionally bitter and unpleasant, according to researchers.

John Davies' blood cells will be genetically modified in a US lab in the hope of curing him.

Vaping caused a catastrophic reaction in Ewan Fisher's lungs that meant he could not breathe.

An inquest hears the woman was able to get online prescriptions without her GP's knowledge.

A new institute has been set up to study kindness - as an antidote to an increasingly polarised world.

Twins from Margate could be left permanently scarred after getting black henna tattoos in Egypt.

The drugs, used to treat epilepsy and multiple sclerosis, are recommended for use by the NHS in England.

The party says it will deliver 6,000 more GPs in England by 2025, despite missing a previous target.

NHS Lothian has confirmed two related cases of the disease and say infection protocols are in place.

The UK is spending millions on skincare products promising to improve acne - we spoke to the experts about what works and what doesn’t.

The Royal College of Nursing says the proposed "NHS visa" will not do enough to fix staff shortages.

Four addicts will have brains "hacked" to control their addictions in the first trial of its kind in the US.

Two women share their experience of loneliness and how it relates to their parents and children.

Pubic hair is there for a reason, and other top tips from the woman known as Twitter's resident gynaecologist.

At-risk children in affected schools are advised to go to their GP for an injection.

A coroner said with earlier hospital transfer Myla Deviren would probably have survived.

NHS praised as being accessible, but it gets by with fewer staff, and elderly care is lacking.

The tests follow the discovery that ventilators can be both lifesaving and dangerous for patients.

Some can smell normally despite missing the part of the brain which science says is crucial.

Mavis Eccleston, 80, was cleared of murder over the death of her terminally ill husband Dennis.

The problem is not just the numbers arriving but how ill those patients are, according to management.

Four-month-old Giovannino, who must be kept from direct sunlight, is being cared for by nurses.

Psychiatrists call for more hospital beds to end the practice of sending patients miles away for care.

Nell Gifford is living with advanced cancer, but is continuing to perform at the circus she founded.

Consultant-led emergency care in "core hours" at Princess Royal has also been called part-time provision.

Adriano Guedes hit the headlines for refusing to leave a Norfolk hospital for more than two years.

The announcement follows the death of Oliver McGowan with autism, who was given a drug he was allergic to.

An air ambulance had to land in a Highlands pub car park in the effort to save Bethany Walker's life.

The attorney general orders a new inquest into the 'avoidable' death of nine-year-old Raychel Ferguson.

Self-testing kits could help more women get checked for cervical cancer risk, researchers say.

Some men over 40 would benefit from annual blood tests, researchers say.

A three-year study, involving more than 1,000 people, highlights what makes people start using food banks.

A tribunal hears Joanne Rudling omitted details of a conversation with Ryan Morse's mother.

Manchester will get £16.5m to develop proton beam therapy to boost survival rates and reduce side-effects.

Politicians are urged not to make "empty promises" and tell "outright lies" about health funding.

Dips stocked by retailers such as Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's have been affected by the recall.

A group of 12 Scottish MPs says the UK government must change the law to help tackle the drug crisis.

Kerry Irvine provides nipple reconstruction for women who have undergone mastectomies.

The Scottish government says the cash will ease pressure on the health service in the coming months.

Pushing their bodies to repeat the same yoga positions is leading to a rise in hip problems among teachers, a leading physio warns.