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It is feared thousands of women who had faulty PIP breast implants may have to pay back compensation.

A proud father share's his son's "celebration alert" from work for his patience with an autistic girl.

The implant is put in place before radiation therapy and reduces the toxicity absorbed by patients.

Men paradoxically damage their ability to have children during efforts to make themselves look more attractive.

Tai chi sessions at a primary school 'help pupils to combat stress'.

Saying 'Goodbye' to pads and period poverty, and 'Hello' to the menstrual cup

Radio presenter Mark Radcliffe tells BBC Radio 5 Live about the first symptom that lead to his cancer diagnosis.

Ashley says his childhood circumcision has left him physically and psychologically damaged.

Nurses at a hospital in Dorset speak about the times they have been attacked by their patients.

A night shift in the hospital on the frontline of the fight against malaria.

A veterinarian in Thailand stepped in to help a woman give birth on the side of the road in Bangkok.

Changes in hormones can have big effects on the body and how we behave.

Athlete Yvonne Murray has spoken for the first time about how depression and anxiety nearly ended her life.

Shops in Scotland's hospitals will not be allowed to sell high-energy drinks to anyone under 16.

Hippocrates described the classic signs centuries ago, so what else do we know about the ancient illness?

Ten workers are held over the alleged mistreatment of hospital patients following a BBC investigation.

Text reminders and after-work appointments are recommended in a report on improving cancer screening.

Blogger Sinikiwe Kademaunga was born with a condition that stopped the growth of her limbs.

The 'life-changing' injection has been approved for use in Scotland, but not yet in England.

When Olympic champion Alex Danson hit her head on a wall while laughing, the "most challenging part" of her life began.

A Cornwall dog owner had the skin torn off her middle finger by a lead wound tightly round her hand.

There were 795 cases of mumps in the first three months of 2019, versus 1,031 in the whole of 2018.

Inspectors, council staff and NHS officials went in twice week on average in the year before Panorama expose.

Caroline Dinenage MP calls treatment of vulnerable patients in NHS-funded hospital "appalling".

The competition regulator says that four drugs firms forced the price of an anti-nausea tablet up by 700%.

The government has missed a target of fewer inpatient beds for people with learning disabilities in England.

With more urinals than cubicles, men - unlike women - rarely queue, a report says.

The co-host of You, Me and the Big C podcast on her stage 4 bowel cancer.

Undercover BBC filming shows staff swearing, mocking and taunting patients with learning disabilities.

Patients can take aspirin without raising their risk of another stroke, a study suggests.

Thousands of cannula sleeves have been made by a knitting group since it was set up by a Chester singer.

Sepsis survivor Tom Ray wants better awareness and faster diagnosis of the potentially deadly disease.

Robyn used to drink and smoke marijuana, but says her impending little girl changed her life.

Liat Malka was 35 and single when she decided she wanted a child. The sperm donor she found had died five years previously.

Abigail has faced abuse from strangers because of her cystic acne but is now fighting back using social media.

Alice Sloman's heart had grown to twice the normal size due to growth hormone treatment.

Nurses are worried sex workers are risking their health and safety because of the laws around prostitution.

Patients with mental health problems, autism and learning disabilities are being let down, a report says.

Nurses are warning drug use can cause breathing and heart problems - and sometimes death.

As a hospital plans to build a safe haven for those experiencing baby loss, mums tell their stories.

Lynette Parkes lost her baby at seven months and spoke of the added pain of hearing other newborns cry nearby.

Researchers used detailed images of the heart to look for signs of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Hundreds of dental scaling patients are offered blood tests over fears about unsterilised equipment.

Community support groups are a powerful way of tackling mental distress - but they are being lost, a report says.

AI appears better than specialist doctors at diagnosing the disease from lung scans, say researchers.

Harri Stickler is "doing great" after a donor was found following an appeal.

More women are seeking surgery, possibly to get a body that looks good in trendy gym clothing, says surgeon.

A Belfast woman speaks ahead of the contaminated blood inquiry hearing evidence in Belfast.

It's estimated that one in seven people are affected by migraines.

Jude Morrow has Asperger's syndrome and found becoming a dad for the first time very difficult.