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A woman whose daughter was born disabled believes the pregnancy test drug Primodos hurt her child.
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A mother who took the hormonal pregnancy test still feels guilt for taking the tablets she believes harmed her child.
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Hayley, 25, describes her dad as being a different person since he was diagnosed two years ago.
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HIV diagnoses are falling in the UK as public health experts say prevention efforts are working.
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Parents naturally worry if their child swallows a small object but this experiment means they can relax a little.
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Maternity leave is often seen as an idyllic time but the reality is much harder, says BBC presenter Emma Barnett.
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The maker of Coco Pops and Corn Flakes will start to roll out new nutritional labelling in January.
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Karen Smith said her husband was "desperate" after hearing of a five-week wait for treatment.
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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has called off plans to shut Telford's A&E overnight.
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He Jiankui shocked the world by claiming he had created the world's first genetically edited children.
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Kids will eat free at Frankie & Benny's this week if their parents surrender their phones to staff.
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Inspectors say patients were repeatedly failed, as a charity calls for the government to intervene.
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The World War Two veteran was a vocal advocate for social justice and the NHS.
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There is limited evidence they are effective for patients with eczema and dermatitis, draft guidance says.
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Jameela Jamil is campaigning on social media against influencers claiming they lost weight by with tea.
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A school says attendance has risen after providing pupils with free menstrual products.
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Noel Conway said he was "extremely disappointed" as his court battle for assisted dying ends.
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Rupert Cross has made a full recovery from a rare blood disease thanks to a bone marrow donor.
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Cardiac nurse Nicky Williams says she wants to break the taboo over the menopause.
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Experts say 10,000 lives a year could be saved if England was as good as the best-performing nations on cancer.
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A surge in cocaine deaths is being blamed on fentanyl, a synthetic opioid far stronger than morphine.
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Pauline Hunt, from Ayrshire, feels she is "fighting someone else's cancer" after receiving a "death sentence".
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Some makers of textured implants did not carry out adequate tests, an investigation finds.
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The wait for a routine first outpatient appointment with a neurologist is 246 weeks, trust says.
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A family's request for a safety assessment was refused by a fake psychiatrist.
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A therapy for children with curved spines was approved for general use after tests only on pigs and dead bodies, a Panorama investigation has revealed.
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Significant doubts emerge over claims of twins altered as embryos to prevent them from contracting HIV.
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The General Medical Council are investigating two more doctors linked to the Hyponatraemia Inquiry.
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One of Britain's most influential surgeons says the harms of some devices are unknown.
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Alex Roach, who waited seven years for a diagnosis, backs a pledge to improve care in Wales.
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A woman who waited years for an endometriosis diagnosis backs a report calling for earlier help.
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Surgeons say they are "very surprised" how little evidence was needed to get spinal rods approved.
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A Panorama investigation reveals how lax medical device regulation is failing patients.
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Friends Judith and Anne turned insecurity after surgery into an environmentally friendly business.
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Too few patients in mental health crisis get the help they need, says report.
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Hayley looks into how body image pressure has led to a rise in the number of boys being treated in hospital for eating disorders.
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Calum Thomson's "happy place" is Glasgow Airport and he goes plane-spotting there almost every day.
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Adverts for fatty, sugary foods will vanish from London's transport network next year, City Hall says.
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It will become the first UK nation to introduce a new single waiting-time target for cancer patients.
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Emma first started experiencing difficulties with her mental health when she was 13, suffering from anxiety and panic attacks before developing an eating disorder.
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Guernsey company founder David Noakes, of Kent, admits in court to selling the unlicensed drug.
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Review finds growing number of children and young people in England struggling with problems.
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Trends and findings from the report into the Mental Health of Children and Young People in England
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The broadcaster reveals presenting The Wright Stuff had "started to impact his mental health".
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Women are having children later, and one-child families are growing in England and Wales, statistics show.
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Researchers say 22q is "massively misdiagnosed" but can cause serious physical and psychological issues.
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Deborah Binner respected her husband's decision to die at a Swiss clinic but says it felt like abandonment.
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Phil Riding felt fine when he returned from Helmand - the crisis hit five years later. Partying in gay nightclubs helped, but only for a while.
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