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Hospitals in England are experiencing a "spike" in medicine shortages, an NHS leader tells BBC Newsnight.

One woman who has overcome anorexia says Instagram didn't cause her eating disorder, but it made it worse.

Psychiatrists raise concerns as the BBC finds children are swapping extreme images of weight loss.

Dozens of providers are offering an hour of free care so mothers can attend cervical screening appointments.

The law would halt sales until vaping's health effects are fully evaluated by US regulators.

Jury to consider damages after one of the world's most widely-used weedkillers is blamed for cancer.

People who use potent cannabis increase their risk of serious mental illness, according to researchers.

It's not for everyone, but older athletes are pushing the limits of what the body can do as it ages.

ADHD can sometimes be portrayed quite negatively, so an ADHD parents' support group asked us to make a film looking at some of the good things about it.

A woman who can smell Parkinson's disease helps scientists discover what causes the musky odour.

Left untreated, gestational diabetes can increase the risk of a stillbirth and other complications.

It could take years for patients to get medicinal cannabis on the NHS, a parliamentary committee has heard.

MSPs are told of communication issues between infection control nurses and maintenance staff at an outbreak-hit Glasgow hospital.

Tourist haunts that run drink promotions face fines in the resort city of Palma, as do rowdy visitors.

The woman in China suffered liver, kidney, heart and lung damage and spent days in intensive care.

The estimated costs of people being obese and overweight in Northern Ireland is £457m a year.

Experts say people aged 18 are still going through changes in the brain that can affect behaviour.

With more and more women considering it, what exactly does egg freezing involve?

Despite patients urgently needing treatment, 7.5% of key posts are vacant, a study of NHS staffing finds.

A coroner calls for changes at a health trust following the death of 15-year-old Ellie Long.

A union says the idea is "absurd" as office staff are asked to vacuum and dust their work areas.

Their report says the money should be used to fund research into the health impact of social media.

It felt like Sarah Hanan's life had "come to a screeching halt", but it was only the start of her journey.

The campaign is a "danger to public health" as it encourages people to eat more, says MP Tom Watson.

Polish racing driver Robert Kubica is returning to Formula 1 after a serious accident in 2011 partially severed his arm.

A study finds the bacteria and viruses in the nose could give clues to improve the diagnosis.

Children in Bradford are learning how to support each other with mental health.

See how people react when you tell them how long they're going to live.

Diabetics in the US are rationing insulin - and dying. How did we get to this point and what's the fix?

A patient with late-stage bowel cancer hits out as figures show cancer waits are at their worst level since records began.

Eating the fungi more than twice a week cut people's risk of memory and language problems, a study found.

A new type of drug could help some people with high cholesterol.

When Stephanie Elderton's twin boys caught a cold, she never imagined that one of them would end up in intensive care.

Breast cancer is 11 separate diseases each with a different risk of relapse, says study.

Thousands of people have registered to find a stem cell match for a five-year-old with leukaemia.

Beverley Smith only learned she had cancer 11 days before she died, because results were not shared.

Leading scientists call for a temporary ban on research to "re-engineer the human species".

A pioneering hospital has abandoned the practice of restraining mental health patients, with dramatic results.

Scientists hope the study will help reduce premature deaths among people with irregular heartbeats.

A ward manager - who was previously attacked - says staff try to create a rapport with patients.

Leah Cambridge was said to have gone under the knife after growing paranoid about excess stomach weight.

Donna Ockenden said the inquiry into Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust now included 250 families.

The NSPCC says leaving graphic images of cutting on the site is "simply not acceptable".

NI Cancer Research Registry says one-in-five patients die within five months due to late diagnosis.

Italy now requires children to prove they have been vaccinated before attending school.

Georgia is using art to cope with the pain of vulvodynia, which causes chronic pain in the vulva.

Despite being the most common cancer in younger women, the uptake for cervical screening is falling.

NHS bosses to pilot new ways of measuring performance in England, which may mean changes to key targets.

It move to offer free sanitary products comes aims to tackle 'period poverty'.

A worldwide exhibition aims to "celebrate unique individuals" with congenital melanocytic naevus.