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Abdi Jama was paralysed after a fall. Now he's an international wheelchair basketball player for Great Britain.

Early findings of patients reporting thoughts of self-harm warranted investigation, Newsnight finds.

Finding could lead to the first treatment for the devastating disease.

Naomi Macarthur got breast implants in 2014, but within weeks says she began to suffer from chronic pain and extreme fatigue.

One woman says she experienced severe pain, tiredness, hair loss and allergies because of the condition.

Countries must work together to tackle global health risks, England's outgoing chief medical officer warns.

Experts fear that for some vulnerable girls, secondary school lessons on the issue will be too late.

Doctors' refusal to work overtime is the issue, its chief executive warns.

The trust running Wolverhampton's New Cross says lessons have been learned to better manage sepsis.

Whether it's almond, soy or coconut it seems cow's milk is being ditched for alternatives.

The "world's most relaxing song" could be just as good at calming patients' nerves, a study suggests.

Theresa May says "it's not fair" parents have to return to work before their baby leaves hospital.

Loddon head teacher Jim Adams writes to parents after three pupils contract the disease.

The app guides users through a urine test and allows the results to be analysed online by a pharmacist.

The figures, which are across the UK, are 'deeply worrying', say the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Cancer Research warns people in the UK to protect their skin at home and not only when they are away.

Ritaj and Rital were born joined at the head. They're reunited with the doctors who saved their lives.

The rare declaration comes after Ebola killed more than 1,600 people in DR Congo.

Referrals to NHS gender identity clinics have more than tripled in the past five years.

A trust had found almost 15,000 patients may have been affected by a failure to pass on medical updates.

The former 1930s council house will support 420 families a year and has five bedrooms.

Scientific review shows they are as leakproof as other sanitary products, say researchers.

Experts back five ways of trying to halt Scotland's rising toll of drug-related deaths.

A new medical guide aims to improve the chances of saving children's lives, and limbs, in war zones.

Ideas from a mental health 'revolution' in Trieste in the 1970s are helping patients recover today.

Doctors treating Tafida Raqeeb in the UK have said it is in her best interests to be allowed to die.

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.

Exclusive access to Great Ormond Street as surgeons worked to separate two girls who shared a skull.

Dr Mohammad Khan was caught when prescribing menopause medication to a pregnant woman.

The World Health Organization says the news could be a game-changer because of the population density.

The eating disorder charity Beat said the findings were groundbreaking.

Boys as young as 15 are involved in carrying blades having been groomed to sell drugs, police say.

Exposure from mobile networks including 5G fall well below limits set by international regulators.

Servicemen and women trying to overcome the effects of war are digging at the Battle of Waterloo site.

Research suggests up to a third of cases may be preventable with lifestyle changes.

The advice is expected to form part of a series of proposals aimed at improving public health.

Some Emerade pens have blocked needles so patients are advised to carry a spare one at all times.

Rory Cellan-Jones kept a video diary of the proton beam therapy he received for his eye tumour.

Young Reporter Kacey shares her journey of living with alopecia since the age of six.

The East of England Ambulance Service says it is working to improve diagnoses by call handlers.

Babies with tongue-ties rarely need surgery to help them feed, a US study suggests.

A diet of bananas and peanuts boosted key gut microbes in Bangladeshi children, a study found.

A young girl has undergone surgery to have electrodes implanted deep into her brain.

Half of patients in some areas are finding it difficult to get through to book appointments and get help.

Olympic champion cyclist Elinor Barker tells BBC Sport Wales the pain caused by endometriosis almost forced her to quit the sport.

A study suggests a link for both fizzy pop and fruit juices, although the reason is not clear.

Annie McVey’s teenage daughter died in 2000 from the human form of mad cow disease, vCJD (variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease).

Even going electric won't stop cars polluting city streets, government advisers say.

A nurse in chronic pain is told she will have to wait at least three years for NHS treatment.

Jayne Rae says terminal breast cancer is "not the end of the line", as she has "a lot to give".