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More than 300,000 children are expected to receive the vaccine over the next three years.

Virtual reality is being used to help people with dementia revisit their past.

The video site's algorithm promotes medical misinformation in a number of languages, the BBC finds.

Professor Justin Stebbing, a cancer expert at Imperial College London, debunks some of the unproven “cures” for cancer.

Campaigners say there is a desperate need for the NHS to invest in services to catch up with demand.

One survivor who struggled to get support says it could have prevented more "psychological damage".

Campaigners are calling for patients in other parts of the UK to be allowed to access the treatment.

The manufacturer of painkiller OxyContin stands accused of helping fuel a deadly US crisis.

Prof Karim Brohi describes holding a stabbed man's heart in his hands amid rising knife crime in the capital.

Beth Hewitt, 35, had blood in her stools but said she was told she was too young to have bowel cancer.

The number of new cases of type 2 diabetes is stable, or even falling, a study suggests.

The NHS in England still owes £55bn in PFI repayments for new buildings, experts say.

The UK is the worst of seven high-income countries for key cancers including lung, colon and pancreas.

The gift will create new facilities at the clinic which is named after the author's mother.

The Mental Welfare Commission says her treatment caused "unnecessary distress".

Families say the drug cerliponase alfa has helped slow down their children's Batten disease.

Petals has suspended counselling at the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge in a row over NHS funding.

Dignity in Dying insists the film is a realistic portrayal of what happens to a small number of people.

George Wildgust, 77, was not expected to live past the age of 10 when he was born.

Lilac Jackson managed to walk to school for her first day a year after a life-changing op.

Some UK citizens who live in the EU will be ineligible for free NHS treatment, if there is no deal.

Doctors believe some women with repeat infections could benefit from the procedure.

The highly contagious bacterium causes a range of infections, from a sore throat to scarlet fever.

As well as being socially isolating, having no visitor to help with the "small" things can delay recovery, say NHS nurses.

RammyMen hopes to prevent men from taking their own lives by offering sport and social connections.

The boy, 4, was taken from the Florida couple after they skipped his chemotherapy and fled the state.

Researchers have been testing the technique in the lab and hope to move into human clinical trials.

Half of those taking drugs including strong painkillers and sleeping pills are on them for more than a year.

When Lisa became an amputee, she noticed the lack of support for amputees. She decided to do something about it.

Erica Smith rekindled her love of biking during counselling after a traumatic incident.

The unemployed and those in traditionally male-dominated jobs face the biggest suicide risk, figures show.

Thousands of Scots at risk of lung cancer took part in a trial, described as "globally significant".

France's health ministry says preventative measures helped to curb damage from the heat.

A man blinded in one eye after having a corrosive liquid thrown in his face regains his sight after surgery.

A group of Korean women in their 70s have found new freedom in their older age in "cheerobics", a mixture of cheerleading and aerobics.

BBC correspondent Frank Gardner tries water skiing for the first time since being shot 15 years ago.

Charlotte Amelia Poe, 30, has written a "brutally honest" account about living with the condition.

Bethany Shipsey died from a diet pill overdose. Her father confronts the man who sold her the drugs.

Tai chi for older adults and exercise for pregnant women are recommended in new official guidance.

Kenyan couple Shiko and Rama delivered their baby on their own - then posted it on YouTube.

A court will hear evidence in September to decide on five-year-old Tafida's care.

A London gender clinic leaks details of almost 2,000 people on its email list.

A study of more than 3,000 pregnant women followed up their children over 30 years.

Love Island's Theo Campbell is staying positive after being hit with a champagne cork at in Ibiza.

Leukaemia sufferer Astrid is searching the world against the odds for a stem cell donor.

A report is unable to rule out that shortcomings contributed to one of the five deaths.

But he was not able to make a "firm conclusion" about the death of Ayrshire teenager Amy Allan.

However, the benefits to the heart seem to outweigh the risks to the brain.

The US research contradicts previous findings and recommends other steps to reduce the risk of STIs.