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Paige Hart, from Nottingham, calls for the smear test age to be lowered.

A mother explains how her newborn son died from sepsis after complications during pregnancy.

Transport routes, support for care homes and medicine stockpiles are raised as concerns in a new report.

Many people diagnosed with dementia are capable of continuing to work for years – but employers often don’t realise it.

Health officials warn that children are at risk as parents shun routine vaccinations for under-fives.

The researchers say it is a new form of antibiotic resistance and could explain why some infections keep coming back.

Research shows the amount of alcohol bought by Scots falls 7.6% after new drink laws are introduced.

The doctors, nurses and midwives say their consciences will not allow them to stay silent on the issue.

Men who have fertility treatment have a higher risk of prostate cancer in later life, a study suggests.

Erenumab is the first drug specifically designed for preventing migraines.

Can lying about a vasectomy, an STI test or being on the pill make someone guilty of a sexual offence?

The e-cigarette firm will pull all US advertising as chief executive Kevin Burns steps down.

It looks of babies born with avoidable brain injuries following labour.

Mothers should be offered a choice of vaginal or Caesarean delivery and be told about the risks, say experts.

Seven charts from the latest Scottish Health Survey looking at drinking, smoking and exercise.

A report by psychologists says seeing obesity as a moral failing only makes things worse.

The number of vapers reaches 3.6 million in the UK, as the health consequences come under international scrutiny.

The drugs can attack a range of cancers, rather than those in just one part of the body.

Epidyolex is an oral solution of cannabidiol that comes from the cannabis plant.

Experts believe the drug could have killed between 500 and 2,000 people before it was banned.

Three sisters are young carers for their mum who has MS and epilepsy.

Help with dressing, washing and meals will be paid for by the state in England, costing £6bn a year.

Students starting university are told of the potentially fatal dangers of excessive drinking.

A health influencer claims it helps to cure chronic illnesses. Doctors are far from convinced.

Parents of children with the condition flew 7,300 miles to buy a "life-saving" drug unavailable on the NHS in England.

Labour is to announce a pledge to abolish prescription charges in England at its party conference next week.

Shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler will unveil the policy at Labour's conference in Brighton.

Kreena developed heart failure after being treated for cancer - but has made a remarkable recovery.

Two of the incidents relate to attacks on staff and a third involves two patients, police say.

Soft drinks have 29% less sugar on average since a levy was imposed, but we're eating more sugary food.

A study of patients taking the common antidepressant sertraline throws new light on how it works.

Doctors say the rules are "too cautious" for giving innovative medicines to children.

"Vulnerable" people are being fined over claims for free treatment at dentists and doctors, say MPs.

NHS trusts are paying back millions of pounds to the government each year in interest.

Rhys has epidermolysis bullosa, a painful, life-limiting condition that has left him unable to walk.

Dapagliflozin was found to cut death rates and hospital stays and improve patient's quality of life.

Tribunal finds eye surgeon Bobby Qureshi was "dishonest" with vulnerable patients.

Some posts will now be hidden from under-18s while "miraculous" remedy posts will be banned.

Passengers will be forced to wait to use facilities at stations on the new South Wales Metro.

Inspectors have raised concerns at Ellingham Hospital in Norfolk over safety due a lack of staff.

An analysis maps the areas with the highest concentrations of sub-standard care home places.

Kenya's motorbike ambulances are saving the lives and limbs of people bitten by snakes

The total maintenance backlog in hospitals and other NHS buildings is more than £500m.

Boris Johnson says an angry exchange with the father of a sick child is "part of my job".

South East Coast Ambulance Service says it has changed its call-handling systems since three deaths.

The government says vaping poses a health risk to the young, rather than an alternative to smoking.

Former rugby player Gareth Thomas reveals a journalist discussed his HIV status with his parents.

Phone donations are made in Belgium to help treat nine-month-old Pia's rare condition.

The father and Labour activist said the children's ward was understaffed and the NHS was being destroyed.