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John Newman: Singer on how career led to depression
The singer reached number one with 'Love Me Again' but has had a break from music due to his health.
Essex strep A outbreak deaths rise to 13
The invasive Group A streptococcal bacterium has infected 35 people across Essex.
Contaminated blood inquiry: Karisa Jones speaks of 'nightmare' diagnosis
A widow tells the contaminated blood inquiry of both her and her husband's infections.
‘I had chemo for breast cancer that never existed’
Sarah Boyle underwent chemotherapy and a mastectomy before the mistake was noticed.
UK weather: How to keep cool and carry on in a heatwave
With temperatures set to soar in the coming days, how can the UK keep cool and carry on?
Contaminated blood inquiry: Welsh Government urged to take lead
A lawyer representing victims of the contaminated blood scandal urges ministers to help them.
Canned laughter 'makes jokes funnier'
It works for "dad jokes" too, according to researchers who tried it out on 72 volunteers.
Pledge to end smoking in England by 2030
The ambition is part of a range of measures to tackle the causes of preventable ill health.
'How I got to medical school via A&E and the chicken shop'
Yousef used to spend hours hanging around the High Street with mates, until an injury changed his life.
UK newborn baby screening 'not good enough'
Newborn screening checks for rare but serious health conditions are not happening, says a charity.
Resistant malaria spreading in South East Asia
Drug-resistant malaria parasites have moved from Cambodia to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
Wheelchair basketball player Abdi Jama: I'm lucky to be alive
Abdi Jama was paralysed after a fall. Now he's an international wheelchair basketball player for Great Britain.
Transgender treatment: Puberty blockers study under investigation
Early findings of patients reporting thoughts of self-harm warranted investigation, Newsnight finds.
Gut bacteria may have motor neurone disease role
Finding could lead to the first treatment for the devastating disease.
Surgeons call for breast implant illness warning
Naomi Macarthur got breast implants in 2014, but within weeks says she began to suffer from chronic pain and extreme fatigue.
Women 'should be warned' of breast implant illness
One woman says she experienced severe pain, tiredness, hair loss and allergies because of the condition.
Medical chief calls for global health effort
Countries must work together to tackle global health risks, England's outgoing chief medical officer warns.
Primary school children 'should learn about FGM'
Experts fear that for some vulnerable girls, secondary school lessons on the issue will be too late.
NHS boss: Tax bills could mean 'loss of 60 doctors'
Doctors' refusal to work overtime is the issue, its chief executive warns.
Wolverhampton hospital's 'regret' over new mum's death
The trust running Wolverhampton's New Cross says lessons have been learned to better manage sepsis.
Plant-based milks on the rise: A quarter of Britons are drinking them
Whether it's almond, soy or coconut it seems cow's milk is being ditched for alternatives.
Music 'calms nerves before surgery' as well as sedative
The "world's most relaxing song" could be just as good at calming patients' nerves, a study suggests.
Parents of sick and premature babies should get more leave - PM
Theresa May says "it's not fair" parents have to return to work before their baby leaves hospital.
Measles outbreak: Loddon head teacher makes immunisation plea
Loddon head teacher Jim Adams writes to parents after three pupils contract the disease.
UTI home-testing app to help women trialled by NHS
The app guides users through a urine test and allows the results to be analysed online by a pharmacist.
Child mental health unit referrals 'up nearly 50%'
The figures, which are across the UK, are 'deeply worrying', say the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Skin cancer risk 'not just from holiday sun'
Cancer Research warns people in the UK to protect their skin at home and not only when they are away.
Conjoined twins: Sisters meet surgeons who separated them
Ritaj and Rital were born joined at the head. They're reunited with the doctors who saved their lives.
DR Congo Ebola outbreak declared global health emergency
The rare declaration comes after Ebola killed more than 1,600 people in DR Congo.
Children with gender identity issues 'need help from all sides'
Referrals to NHS gender identity clinics have more than tripled in the past five years.
Lister Hospital IT issue: 'No harm' has come to patients
A trust had found almost 15,000 patients may have been affected by a failure to pass on medical updates.
Luton house transformed to help parents of sick children
The former 1930s council house will support 420 families a year and has five bedrooms.
Menstrual cups 'as reliable as tampons'
Scientific review shows they are as leakproof as other sanitary products, say researchers.
What can be done about Scotland's drugs crisis?
Experts back five ways of trying to halt Scotland's rising toll of drug-related deaths.
'We need to know more on surgery for war-zone children'
A new medical guide aims to improve the chances of saving children's lives, and limbs, in war zones.
Trieste’s mental health revolution: 'It’s the best place to get sick'
Ideas from a mental health 'revolution' in Trieste in the 1970s are helping patients recover today.
Tafida Raqeeb: Parents bid to get daughter treated in Italy
Doctors treating Tafida Raqeeb in the UK have said it is in her best interests to be allowed to die.
Scotland has highest drug death rate in EU
The number of drug-related deaths in the country soared last year, with the rate now three times that of the UK as a whole.
Conjoined twins: How doctors separated twins joined at the head
Exclusive access to Great Ormond Street as surgeons worked to separate two girls who shared a skull.
Essex doctor struck off for writing fake prescriptions
Dr Mohammad Khan was caught when prescribing menopause medication to a pregnant woman.
Ebola in DR Congo: Case confirmed in Goma
The World Health Organization says the news could be a game-changer because of the population density.
Anorexia stems from body as well as mind – study
The eating disorder charity Beat said the findings were groundbreaking.
Knife crime: Doctors see increase in 'punishment stabbings'
Boys as young as 15 are involved in carrying blades having been groomed to sell drugs, police say.
Does 5G pose health risks?
Exposure from mobile networks including 5G fall well below limits set by international regulators.
Waterloo battlefield therapy for British war veterans
Servicemen and women trying to overcome the effects of war are digging at the Battle of Waterloo site.
Dementia: Lifestyle changes that could lower your risk
Research suggests up to a third of cases may be preventable with lifestyle changes.
Ministers may advise on how much sleep people need
The advice is expected to form part of a series of proposals aimed at improving public health.
Emerade adrenaline pens: Warning over faulty allergy injectors
Some Emerade pens have blocked needles so patients are advised to carry a spare one at all times.
Rory Cellan-Jones: 'My proton beam therapy diary'
Rory Cellan-Jones kept a video diary of the proton beam therapy he received for his eye tumour.
'I'm glad I have alopecia'
Young Reporter Kacey shares her journey of living with alopecia since the age of six.
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