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Going for a supercharged swing could play havoc with your back, according to spine surgeons.

Counterfeit Xanax bars with a street value of more than £1m have been seized at the UK border since 2016.

More than 600 people a day leave their jobs because of the demands of being a carer for a relative.

Fiona Allan creates the soft toys with medical tubes to help their owners and others understand their illnesses.

Northern Ireland's chief coroner speaks out over the rising number of deaths linked to the anti-anxiety drug.

A victim of Female Genital Mutilation speaks out about her experience after the UK’s first successful conviction.

In the largest study of its kind, experts in Edinburgh studied data from two million people in 20 countries.

"Life-extending" drugs for those with cystic fibrosis are unavailable due to a dispute over cost.

Vertex, which makes Orkambi, has refused a £500m offer for the drug over five years

The problem could become worse as young people age, the American Cancer Society's study says.

One expert says it is "almost impossible" for authorities to detect it when done at such a young age.

Many in the West say they are trying to cut down on meat, but the reality is a different story.

When Bernie was struck by motor neurone disease, a friend helped grant his lifelong wish.

England's top doctor calls on celebrities to be more 'responsible' on social media.

More and more people are signing up to the challenge.

One family tell how they adapted to switching their sausages and burgers to tofu and beans.

The BMA says pads and tampons are a basic need and should be freely available to in-patients.

A change to an "opt-out" system for organ donation is back by MSPs on Holyrood's health committee.

Patients taking 10 or more medicines should have regular reviews of their prescriptions with a pharmacist or GP.

Thousands of lives could be saved each year if more took the cholesterol-lowering drugs, researchers say.

Cervical screening saw delays in sending out results, affecting half of women, a report says.

Four people on what happened when they grew out their body hair.

Ian said photos he saw on the social media platform were more graphic than things he had seen in the Army.

Dr Stewart Adams, who got a clear head to deliver a speech after taking the drug he helped find, dies aged 95.

Research suggests eating breakfast won't help adults lose weight, but it can be a good source of nutrients.

One woman says she was "devastated" when an NHS midwifery service ended with just a week's notice.

The watchdog is to investigate 400,000 penalty fines from visits to dentists.

Two premature babies died and a third is being treated after contracting the blood infection in a Glasgow maternity hospital.

Children with heart defects who travel from NI to Dublin for treatment rely on a swift transfer.

Some 20,000 physios, pharmacists and paramedics are to be recruited in England to work with under-pressure GPs.

A cross-party committee says social media companies should have a legal "duty of care" to children.

Liv Pontin had decided to take her own life, when a train driver stopped her. Now they are reuniting.

The devices are almost twice as effective as nicotine replacements for helping smokers quit, a study suggests.

Sarah Ewart is trying to change the law with a case based on her personal experience of abortion.

US scientists say it could be used to monitor tumours or ulcers for a month in the stomach.

A University Hospitals Birmingham paper says a no-deal Brexit will lead to operations being postponed.

England's children's commissioner writes to social media companies, urging them to tackle disturbing content.

"Why should they party and I'm not going to be there?" says terminally ill Samanda Ford.

Is it OK to eat only canned foods and no fresh fruit or vegetables?

Dutch patients with dementia who want euthanasia are less likely to get it if their disease is advanced - so many request it very early.

Faith Wilthew, 18, says she left West Lane mental health hospital "full of scars".

A California doctor is fighting for his licence after prescribing marijuana for temper tantrums.

Three people with visual impairments share their experiences of being targeted for using technology.

Background checks were not done on scores of health staff - including one who went on to kill.

Husband Ian Hindle hopes to start a charity in memory of BBC presenter Dianne Oxberry.

Four new mums talk about the struggles they faced while breastfeeding and how they coped.

A 10-year-old boy was one of two patients who died at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

A new study suggests GPs should not only investigate patients with hoarseness for throat cancer.

After a little training, a former rescue dog has become a full-time carer for Wendy Martin.

A large study suggests excessive use may slow a toddler's development in language and sociability.