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A woman who defied mainstream advice to have risky brain surgery says her symptoms have gone.

A woman who defied mainstream advice to have risky brain surgery says her symptoms have gone.

Almost 45,000 assaults were recorded by ambulance services across England over the last five years.

Tom Hayhoe's first task will be reviewing the 8.7bn of pandemic PPE that had to be written off.

Wearable tech claims to help monitor our health, but many doctors remain sceptical.

Some families of those who died have been told payments due before Christmas have been put on hold.

Leading end-of-life doctors warn system is struggling, and changing law could make situation worse.

Leading end-of-life doctors warn system is struggling, and changing law could make situation worse.

BBC News speaks to two terminally ill people with opposing views on the impact of assisted dying.

While MPs debated the bill in parliament, supporters and opponents gathered outside.

In the first Commons vote on the issue in nearly a decade, MPs support the assisted dying bill by 330 to 275.

A proposed law would let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.

A proposed law would let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.

The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.

The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.

The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.

MPs have backed a change in the law, but the measure still faces many hurdles before coming into force.

The new case has been detected in Leeds after the infected person travelled from Uganda.

Doctor Mike Blabin tells the BBC the sector is desperately underfunded despite facing huge demand.

About 300 million people have access to some form of assisted dying - what are the policies of other countries?

Improving standards is the aim, but licensing costs could mean tattoos become more expensive.

Dame Esther says she thought she would be "long gone" by the time MPs debated assisted dying.

For the first time in nearly a decade, MPs will debate and vote on the issue of assisted suicide.

The strategy may cover areas such as mental health, suicide prevention, heart disease and stroke.

Lord Cameron previously opposed assisted dying but says the current bill "is about shortening death".

Around two million asthma and COPD attacks each year could be treated with the drug, a study suggests.

The government wants to create a smoke-free generation, and restrict the sale and marketing of vapes.

Judges will consider a legal challenge which could affect how women and trans people are treated.

As she prepares for IVF treatment, Hannah Newby says the region's provision is "a mess".

Bhattacharya was the face of the Great Barrington Declaration, which argued shutdowns were causing more harm than good.

Watchdog warns target of 1.5m more treatments unlikely to be hit as calls grow for major reform.

About 300 million people have access to some form of assisted dying - what are the policies of other countries?

Single women or female couples now account for one in six of all fertility treatments in the UK.

Jane Rubens' family say they faced accepting her return to the UK or having her insurance cancelled.

Humberside Police has received 411 reports of assaults and abuse towards GP staff over five years.

BBC journalist Hazel Martin was told she had liver fibrosis and must go teetotal or she could die.

Labour's cabinet remains divided on how to vote on Friday's bill to legalise assisted dying.

Kennedy's plans to ban dyes in cereals and fluoride in water could get major pushback from the food industry.

A toxic row has engulfed the NHS, say ministers. So why have doctors turned on physician associates?

Simone White died in Laos after drinking alcohol suspected to have been laced with methanol.

Travellers are being warned of the dangers after six tourists in Laos died from methanol poisoning.

Holly Bowles died in hospital more than a week after first falling ill in a Laos tourist town.

The deaths of five tourists after apparently drinking tainted drinks highlight the wider issue of bootleg alcohol.

The 28-year-old lawyer becomes the fifth person to die from suspected methanol poisoning.

A faulty batch of Yaz Plus means some packs contain only four active pills rendering them ineffective.

Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".

Scientists are mapping out the 37 trillion cells of the human body and changing what we thought we knew

Sodium oxybate can offer temporary relief, in a similar way to drinking alcohol, a trial suggests.

BBC Scotland's political editor was diagnosed with an incurable cancer after having a seizure.

Hundreds of women in the UK are taking legal action against Johnson and Johnson.