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He hopes the children's book will create a legacy for his son, 5, who has a degenerative condition.

Mair Gore was told she would have to wait two-and-a-half hours for an ambulance after having a stroke.

Three years after eliminating the infection, Britain has lost its 'measles-free status'. How?

Health groups want restrictions on multi-buy promotions in a bid to tackle obesity.

People with the condition are angered after Olaf Falafel's gag won an award following a public vote.

Cauda equina syndrome requires decompression surgery within hours to avoid catastrophic damage.

A fall in uptake of the MMR vaccine means the UK has lost its measles-free status.

Keith Castle was the first UK heart recipient to live for more than five years afterwards.

Tom Wilson died after an accident during a hockey match, but his organs and tissues have saved more than 50 people.

The fungus was only discovered 10 years ago, but is now a problem in hospitals across the world.

Aging proton beam technology at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre may not be replaced, health bosses warn.

Twenty UK women are taking legal action over a rare type of breast implant-related cancer.

Private cannabis clinics have now opened in the UK, charging up to £800 per month for prescriptions.

Problems making "liquid nutrition" have led to a national emergency, the NHS says.

Ipswich Hospital was affected during the UK-wide power outage last Friday.

Jason Anderson had high blood pressure and was offered a gastric band but refused.

A government adviser blames cuts to treatment programmes as the death toll hit 2,917 in 2018.

White older women in south-west England appear most likely to contract the disease, a study suggests.

They say tackling tooth decay - which affects a quarter of five-year-olds - is a priority.

Trans women often struggle with hair removal, so Siobhan set up her own clinic in Manchester providing electrolysis - the only form of permanent hair removal.

With drug prices soaring in the US, people are travelling to Canada to buy life-saving medication.

More than 1.4 million over-65s in England lack vital support, campaigners say.

Aspen will make the payment after a competition probe into a life-saving treatment for thousands of patients.

The Poet Laureate has his work micro-engraved on to a tablet to honour a new research centre.

Checking sites multiple times a day means less time is spent on healthy activities, a UK study suggests.

Scientists say the breakthrough trial suggests the disease may soon be “preventable and treatable”.

People born in the 1960s and 70s stand out as the generation most likely to die by suicide or drug poisoning, data shows.

Bob Alderman, 70, lost his voice to motor neurone disease - until his son stepped in to help.

The woman fell ill during an El Al flight in April, amid a worldwide rise in cases of the disease.

The patient thought he had lost his dentures during a hospital stay for routine abdominal surgery.

Former first lady of Somaliland Edna Adan Ismail looks at female genital mutilation among women in the UK.

Pescueza in Extremadura, western Spain, is adapting to provide for the needs of its older population.

The first human trial of a jab to tackle the sexually transmitted disease shows promise, say experts.

The two drugs, Orkambi and Symkevi, had been described as "life-changing" by campaigners.

Two "leading" providers have gone into administration amid "a lack of Brexit clarity".

Changes have been made to this home to help people stay independent for longer.

Boris Johnson's estranged wife, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in May, says she is "cancer-free".

With UK supplies of hormone replacement therapy running low, women tell the BBC how it has affected them.

Many of the most commonly prescribed forms of hormone replacement therapy are out of stock in pharmacies.

Support from people on Twitter has helped a woman take a smear test for the first time.

Virtual reality headsets, aimed at reducing the pain of women in labour, are being trialled.

The technology has been described as something which can take pregnant women "out of the moment".

Nearly 13,000 people in England and Wales have died from asthma attacks since 2009, figures show.

Mums can donate their breast milk to a new milk bank in Kenya in a bid to reduce infant deaths.

The benefit assessment company stopped Victoria Smith's PIP payments months before she died.

Ireland's only milk bank in Enniskillen needs more donors to help premature and seriously-ill newborns.

An official NHS review says the health service should support studies to get better quality evidence.

Gynaecologists are sharing the story as a cautionary tale about the alternative therapy trend.

Cameroonian doctor Richard Mouzoko was shot dead in one of DR Congo's worst-hit cities in April.

Top surgeons are calling for more hospital beds across the country to clear the backlog.