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Children in the poorest parts of the country face a bigger risk of being overweight or obese, new figures show.

Louise Webb says she waited six hours in hospital for her daughter Lily to be seen by a paediatrician.

The NHS will be at the centre of the major parties election campaigns, but why is it so important?

A UK coroner warns there could be more deaths unless regulation is tightened.

Income from fees jumps 10% in a year, with hourly charges of up to £4 levied.

An refugee doctor would love to work in the UK, and the NHS would love to have him - but there's a hitch.

The patient said she was "traumatised" after feeling a cut in her belly button during surgery.

European guidelines on a form of heart disease are under review, following a Newsnight investigation.

Shante Turay-Thomas died after falling ill at her family home in Wood Green last year.

Jack was photographed lying on a pile of coats on a hospital treatment room floor.

A trial finds that Olaparib tablets can significantly slow down progression of the disease.

A "life-changing" mental health service in hospitals is now being rolled out to GPs surgeries.

Chris Hopson says election debate has "fallen short" with regard to long-term solutions for the NHS.

A mother whose baby got meningitis because of Group B Strep says all pregnant women should be tested.

Beautician Laura Woodward is giving women their confidence back through beauty treatments.

When does something healthy, such as exercise, become an unhealthy obsession? And can apps make things worse?

The use 21 separate electronic record systems in NHS hospitals across England 'could lead to errors'.

Three years after being told he has a terminal illness, rugby legend Doddie Weir refuses to give it an inch.

Audrey Schoeman fell unconscious when she was caught in a snowstorm while hiking in Spain.

Audrey Schoeman's heart stopped beating after she developed hypothermia in a snowstorm.

Global estimates suggest 142,000 people - mostly children - died from the disease in 2018

Significant inequalities remain in the areas of family affluence, gender and race, Sport England says.

Don't go to work or send children to school until 48 hours after symptoms have gone, NHS bosses say.

NHS leaves patients stuck on 'hidden' waiting lists for months, a BBC investigation shows.

A hospital's pain management of Adam Hurst, who had a rare hernia, was "inadequate", bosses accept.

Doctors warn people cannot trust the authenticity of drugs bought from rogue online pharmacies or dealers.

The jab is being given to nine million children in Pakistan at risk of a dangerous form of the infection.

Researchers say the prototype pill could ultimately offer women more contraceptive choice and control.

Jasmine Francis-Smith gave birth after her fertilized egg had been incubated by her wife Donna.

It's not six completely new hospitals - some involve redeveloping existing buildings and sites.

It is believed the patient contracted the infection while visiting Nigeria, Public Health England said.

The Pacific nation declares a state of emergency as 60 people die of measles.

Liverpool is home to the UK’s biggest flu vaccine manufacturing site, where 50 million doses are made using hen eggs.

Petals suspended counselling at the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge in September in an NHS funding row.

Seasonal lattes and hot chocolates sold by coffee chains can contain up to 23 spoonfuls, a study finds.

More than 10,000 outpatient appointments and surgeries will not go ahead on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Children born this year expected to live shorter lives than previously thought, say official stats.

A report says accessing contraceptives and abortion pills in the UK should be easier for girls and women.

Anna Drysdale, 8, contracted osteosarcoma at five and says getting the singer's message was "amazing".

Liz Knight's latex allergy is so severe she cannot touch a newspaper or the buttons on the remote controls.

The NHS Digital figures show a rise in patients having to wait more than two weeks in October.

The parties say anyone who needs it should be able to access the HIV prevention drug, PrEP.

Martin Hibbert was left paralysed from the waist down after the bomb blast in May 2017.

Babies and mothers died amid a "toxic" culture at an NHS hospital trust stretching back four decades.

Three women tell us why having a mastectomy never made them feel less of a woman.

Psychiatrists warn a quarter of young people have addictive behaviour towards their smartphones.

Health staff cannot afford to work, the government is now firing them amid what some call a "silent genocide".

The stories of parents whose babies died or were seriously harmed at a Shropshire hospital trust.

Aged 17 when she was diagnosed with HIV, one woman tells the BBC about living with the virus.

As figures show one in eight posts is vacant, one A&E nurse explains the impact of staff shortages.