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Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort ends her own life through euthanasia at the age of 40.

More UK children are getting type 2 diabetes. Will we follow the US and offer them gastric surgery?

Not washing hands after going to the toilet is behind the spread of a key strain of E. coli.

Teenagers spending more than three hours on their phones are more likely to sleep badly, a study suggests.

Evening doses gives more protection against heart attacks and strokes, a study suggests.

Guidance says improvements in care mean extremely premature babies now have a better survival chance.

The UK's position on drugs is "clearly failing" and a "radical new approach" is required, MPs say.

A thermal imaging camera in Edinburgh showed that a Slough visitor's breast was a different colour.

Drug company says it will seek permission in the US to start marketing the potentially 'life-changing' new drug.

Over-65s with eating disorders are being prevented from accessing specialist clinics.

Michael Lloyd prescribed cheaper forms of medication but billed the NHS for more expensive drugs, a court hears.

Abortion is now decriminalised and same-sex marriage is to be legalised in Northern Ireland.

MPs in London voted for abortion laws to be changed in Northern Ireland.

Hospitals and care homes should be fined if they do not ask about sexual orientation, MPs say.

Blurring of traditional gender roles could finally mean that the male pill is on the horizon.

How doctors and nurses help families reach a difficult decision which could save a stranger's life.

The NHS bowel surgeon told patients to "assume the George Michael position", a tribunal hears.

People also suffer more strokes and asthma attacks on days when air quality is poor, academics say.

Cancer researchers from the UK and US are teaming up to search for the very earliest signs of cancer.

A future free of the three diseases is "within reach" despite recent outbreaks, a health boss says.

Brenda suffers from pica, an eating disorder which leads to cravings of non-food items.

Women who have experienced multiple losses say there is not enough support in Wales.

The bacterium has infected at least 33 people in Essex, claiming 15 lives.

Niamh Williams has been waiting for a specialised assessment since her birth on 1 October.

The findings could explain why being overweight or obese increases asthma risk, researchers say.

Public Health Wales says it is investigating at least 28 possible cases of the virus.

People should not make health decisions based on genetic tests they do at home, experts warn.

The technology is the same as that used by engineers to listen for faults in bridges.

The local authority has apologised for the "mistake" which led to a man's care being reduced.

Mark Kingsland was sparring in a fitness class when he went into cardiac arrest.

Hospital bosses in the UK had tried to block attempts to move Tafida Raqeeb to the hospital in Genoa.

More police, firefighters and ambulance workers are taking time off for mental ill health.

Jenny Evans is fed intravenously, but says a lack of deliveries left her without essential nutrition.

Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge is the first in the UK to achieve the rating in all five areas.

Mum Emma Rees was unable to breastfeed after having a double mastectomy.

Each year hundreds of young UK children end up in hospital with severe but avoidable coffee and tea scalds, like Archie.

Mobile clinics and evening and weekend opening could help increase uptake of NHS screening programmes.

Doctors in the Netherlands say they are within 10 years of creating a 'second' womb for premature babies.

Rachel Pighills needs £135,000 surgery as her neck can no longer support the weight of her head.

Discovery of mutation 50,000 years ago could help in the fight against malaria.

But questions remain over the use of puberty blockers, say Newsnight's Deb Cohen and Hannah Barnes.

Data shows newborns in Wales are more likely to appear in care proceedings than those in England.

The former BBC Breakfast host says the UK needs to have a "proper conversation" about cannabis laws.

Almost 40% of sellers targeted by councils sold vaping goods to under-age teenagers in 2018-19.

The government in England must find a solution for social care to ease pressure, the regulator says.

When Bronwyn Berg found herself being manhandled once again, she decided to add spikes to her wheelchair to prevent a repeat.

A cheap, common drug could save hundreds of thousands of lives a year if used routinely, doctors say.

Comedian Katy Brand tells 5 Live's Emma Barnett about her experience.

Five-year-old Ava Macfarlane died from sepsis in December 2017.

People in Western countries are more likely to look for a partner who wants children, a study finds.