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'My anti-depressant withdrawal was worse than depression'
Charity Mind is signposting people withdrawing from anti-depressants to street-drug charities.
'Bionic' powerlifter Ted Brown still competing at almost 90
Superhuman Ted, 89, has no plans to slam the weights down just yet.
Coronavirus confirmed as pandemic by World Health Organization
The World Health Organization calls for "urgent action" as Italy announces most shops will close.
Coronavirus: Biggest daily rise as UK cases reach 460
The NHS confirms two more patients with coronavirus have died in the UK, bringing the total to eight.
Could it become pandemic?
The World Health Organization says coronavirus "can be characterised as a pandemic". What does that mean?
Coronavirus: Health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive
Nadine Dorries is self-isolating at home, while another MP says she has been advised to do the same.
Eloise Parry death: Diet pill seller jailed after retrial
Bernard Rebelo showed a "blatant disregard for risk of death" by selling the pills, the judge said.
Coronavirus: Care home residents could be 'cocooned'
The government is considering keeping those at higher risk from coronavirus in group isolation.
Menstrual cup misuse 'can cause pelvic organ prolapse'
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy wants manufacturers to include better safety advice for women.
Coronavirus : NHS to ramp up testing capacity
NHS England will be able to carry out 10,000 tests per day, up from 1,500 currently.
Coronavirus: UK virus cases rise again as sixth person dies
A man in his early 80s with underlying health conditions died in hospital in Watford, the NHS says.
Coronavirus: 'Vulnerable' Bedford man self-isolates due to risks
A man with health conditions says he is self-isolating in his home for the foreseeable future.
Coronavirus: GPs prepare to drop routine work
Too little detail is being given over what to do for UK patients reporting potential symptoms, GPs say.
Coronavirus: Life under Italy's lockdown
Travel bans, empty streets and prison riots, as 60 million people have their movements restricted.
Coronavirus: UK tactics defended as cases expected to rise
England's deputy chief medical officer says a "balanced response" could see further measures follow.
Second patient cured of HIV, say doctors
Adam Castillejo, the "London Patient", is free of the virus more than 30 months after stopping treatment.
Meeting the stem cell donor who saved my life
Jo Kelly was given six months to live after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.
'I've got stronger and more confident'
Zoe says being a metre tall has some positives and she couldn't wait to show how dwarfism affects her life.
Coronavirus: UK prepares to ask even mildly sick to stay home
Medical advice could change within 10 to 14 days, as a fifth person is confirmed to have died.
Coronavirus: Devon school reopens after quarantine
Students return to a school in Devon which had closed for a week due to coronavirus.
Coronavirus symptoms 'take five days to show'
Scientists reveal the average incubation time for the virus that's infected more than 114,000 people globally.
Coronavirus: UK to remain in 'containment' phase of response
Measures such as school closures will not yet be introduced, as the UK's fourth virus death is confirmed.
WHO head defends coronavirus role in China
Dr Gauden Galea is asked by the BBC if the lack of transparency from China put global health at risk.
Coronavirus: Trapped in a virus-struck care home.
Daughters' of woman quarantined in virus-struck care home say they feel 'helpless'.
Coronavirus: NHS will get whatever it needs, says chancellor
The chancellor says he is also considering more support for businesses and individuals in an epidemic.
Coronavirus: NHS to get 'whatever it needs' to cope says chancellor
Ahead of the upcoming budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has pledged to address the outbreak.
Coronavirus: Emergency legislation 'will protect NHS volunteers'
New measures in an upcoming bill will also see an expansion of the use of video hearings in courts.
International Women's Day: Personalised scrub caps for women surgeons
Surgeon Gillian Cribb says patients assume "if you're not male, you're not a surgeon".
Coronavirus: Family pay tribute to 'wonderful great-grandad'
The family of a man who died with coronavirus say they cannot arrange his funeral because they are self-isolating.
Coronavirus: Ambulance chiefs consider facial hair ban
London paramedics are asked to shave but plans to order them to do so have been put on hold.
Coronavirus: How is the outbreak affecting everyday life?
People in Didsbury, south of Manchester, tell the BBC how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting their everyday lives.
Coronavirus: Italy reports biggest daily jump in death toll
Officials say 49 more people have died, marking the country's largest daily increase in fatalities.
Coronavirus: UK to spend £46m more in fight against disease
The cash includes extra funds to develop a vaccine and new rapid test for the disease.
Coronavirus: PM warns of 'substantial period of disruption'
Boris Johnson announces £46m to fund work to find a coronavirus vaccine, but warns it may take a year.
Health Secretary quizzed about coronavirus on Question Time
Matt Hancock appears on Question Time to answer queries from members of the public.
Shropshire baby deaths: Trust will return £1m it received for 'good care'
Shrewsbury and Telford NHS trust received almost £1m despite an inquiry into preventable baby deaths.
The TikTok stars giving diabetes the needle
They can hula hoop and inject insulin at the same time. Meet the duo who are using social media to destigmatise diabetes.
Coronavirus: Woman in 70s becomes first virus fatality in UK
The patient, who had underlying health conditions, dies as the number of UK cases rises to 116.
First patients start Edinburgh University MND drug trial
Thirty-seven-year-old Ruth Williamson is hoping the drugs will slow down the fatal condition.
Coronavirus: UK moving towards 'delay' phase of virus plan as cases hit 115
Measures will be ramped up to slow the spread of coronavirus as the UK moves past the "contain" phase.
Coronavirus: California declares emergency after death
A 71-year-old man, who was on a cruise ship last month, dies in a hospital near Sacramento.
'Sackfuls' of knitted sleeves donated after viral appeal
Paediatric nurse Catherine McConville appealed for sleeves for babies in her neo-natal unit.
Coronavirus: How to wash your hands - in 20 seconds
Dr Adele McCormick from the University of Westminster demonstrates how to wash your hands.
Coronavirus 'community transmission highly likely'
Prof Chris Whitty, the UK's chief medical adviser, tells MPs that coronavirus is being transmitted between people in the country.
Coronavirus: Cases in UK jump to 87
The UK reports its largest daily increase in cases, as two patients on a hospital ward are diagnosed.
NHS is 'failing' patients living with HIV
A report from members of Parliament says progress in reducing transmissions could be reversed.
East Kent baby deaths: 'Hospital did not learn from mistakes'
East Kent Hospitals did not learn from past failings, say a couple whose baby nearly died in 2012.
Women in labour refused epidurals, government finds
Claims that stretched resources and a lack of information for women mean some are being denied.
Coronavirus: Hospital patients to be seen via video link
Move to reduce the transmission of coronavirus in hospitals comes as hand-washing ad campaign begins.
Coronavirus: Drug shortage fears as India limits exports
It comes as the coronavirus outbreak has kept many Chinese drug ingredient manufacturers shut.
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