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A health board says four of its hospitals were "at a level of escalation not seen before".

Isla is thought to be the only person in the world with the condition, that accelerates the ageing of cells.

The Royal College of Midwives says its members are paid less than their counterparts in GB.

Pom is a former Thai monk who has mastered the art of meditation.

Annie Wells says measures including decriminalisation and introducing "fix rooms" should be considered.

A mysterious illness is not caused by the virus that killed hundreds in 2002-03, officials said.

Rats and ants top the pest control issues experienced by hospitals, freedom of information requests reveal.

Kerry Van Der Merwe has been fighting to be allowed surgery for a condition that baffles many GPs.

GPs urge hospitals not to strike people off the list straight away for missing appointments.

The painkiller is said to be up to 100 times stronger than morphine and is entering UK markets.

Hospitals say problems can waste hundreds of hours of staff time every day.

The world's second "naturally" strongest woman says more women should get involved in weightlifting.

The increasing age of carers looking after adults with learning disabilities is a "looming crisis", a study claims.

The retailer says it hopes redesigning its own-brand cereals will help parents buy healthy products.

Some 44 people have been infected in the central city of Wuhan, officials say.

A Scottish facility had spare capacity to produce safe blood products in the 1980s but risky supplies were still imported.

Doctors say the number of cycles of chemotherapy can be halved without increasing risk of a relapse.

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NHS figures show admissions have risen by more than a third over the last two years.

We tend to copy the way our friends and family behave, potentially leading us to put on weight or even divorce.

Scientists are exploring the limits of brain power and they want your help.

Smokers and ex-smokers who have quit report being in more pain than people who have never smoked.

Players say the virtual reality game makes them happier and healthier.

Ryan and Amy Jackson set up the Lily Mae Foundation after losing their daughter a decade ago.

Lewis and Hannah Vaughan Jones brought baby Sonny home after spending £80,000 on private treatment.

It follows pressure from LGBTQ groups and health organisations.

Prof Akhilesh Reddy made a £50,000 mortgage repayment while being paid by two universities.

Aspergillosis is caused by a fungus or mould that can be found in heating or air conditioning systems.

The British Medical Journal says the man "slipped through the net".

Tamworth girl Amelia Eldred lost a limb to bone cancer and had a leg reattached backwards.

Fad weight loss strategies don't work well and can be harmful, says NHS England's top doctor.

Macmillan Cancer Support says patients feel that doctors and nurses are overstretched.

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Emergency departments are "very busy" and there is not an "endless supply" of ambulances.

Benyamin Hussain died when two groups of men got into an altercation on a night out.

Sue Hopkins stuck by her son Martin who has been a drug addict for most of his adult life.

Some paramedics are treating minor illnesses, allowing doctors to address more complex medical cases.

A woman who had a double hand transplant nearly a year ago says she is making "constant progress" every day.

He Jiankui said he altered the genes of a set of twins to try to give them protection against HIV.

Roberta Burton was told she had Hodgkin lymphoma when she was 11 weeks pregnant.

People diagnosed with autism in adulthood describe growing up believing they were "bad" or "alien".

Just before her first "handiversary", double hand transplant recipient Cor Hutton explains why the smallest things mean so much.

The boxes are given to families to support them while caring for someone with dementia.

The ambulance service, available in the Republic of Ireland, is hoping to expand to NI.

After being trafficked for sex by her family as a child, puppeteer Raven wants to show people healing is possible through art.

Simon Stevens has helped secure extra funding for the health service in England during his five-year tenure.

People with disabilities and NHS staff on night shifts will be among those to benefit from April.

Victims of the contaminated blood scandal worry they may die before payment parity issues are resolved.

Victoria's triplets spent nine weeks in Southampton's neonatal unit and staff sent updates via a new app.

An app has been developed to help parents stay in touch with their premature baby in hospital.