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Women who suffer from reproductive issues such as endometriosis and severe period pain talk about their debilitating effects.

A wife describes losing a husband to dementia and worrying about how to pay for his care.

As the UK gets set for several days of hot, dry weather, some cool tips have been shared on social media.

Beverley Thahane's son Noah died after developing rickets.

The virus was detected in a six-year-old boy in April and confirmed in two healthy children last week.

Scientists think it might actually be a bad idea to apply the ointment immediately to wounds.

Sexual satisfaction appears to increase with age, according to a reproductive health poll.

The UK system criticised on its track record of caring for heart attacks, strokes and cancer.

Professor Nola Ishmael OBE, joined the NHS in 1963 and rose up the ranks to become the first black Director of Nursing in London.

Chris Coombs describes how depression led him to attempt suicide in his first year at university.

Businessman John Caudwell pledges to spend more than £1m of his own money to help fund Lyme Disease research.

The Office for National Statistics publishes higher education suicide rates for the first time.

Patients are struggling to find affordable travel insurance, long after any key treatment is finished.

The NHS in Dorset is trialling a 'smart insole' that can help to keep dementia patients safe.

Patients, carers and MPs say exercise therapy prescribed for chronic fatigue syndrome can be harmful to patients.

Angela Rose, who has terminal cancer says the boxes will be "part of me to give to them when I die".

New rules aiming to tackle child obesity have been broadly welcomed - with some reservations.

It follows claims the devices, used to give powerful painkillers, could have caused widespread deaths.

New measures also aim to limit junk food ads and end the sale of energy drinks to children.

The custom-made shoes feature characters and designs to suit the child's tastes.

Malin Andersson - who was on the show with Sophie Gradon - says people don't see the downside to reality TV.

After a Met Office warning about unusually high pollen levels, here are some top tips for sufferers.

Taxi drivers are not allowed to say no to guide dogs, but that doesn't stop them.

Experts say the WHO's decision risks "pathologising" a behaviour that is harmless for most people.

Shirley Kordie's brother Joseph is a "perfect" stem cell match and is ready to donate.

Debates about the NHS often focus on the pressures of an ageing population, but how do younger patients use the service?

Given hours after chemotherapy, it showed promising results in children with a rare cancer.

By 2035 about 234,000 over-75s will get cancer each year - up from 130,000 now, a report estimates.

A charity that provides nursery care for children who have to stay in hospital has been set up.

Relatives call for a criminal inquiry into the "unforgivable" actions at the Gosport hospital.

The parents of Charlie Gard say they want a change in the law and 'will try and help anyone else who is in the same boat as us'.

The parents of Charlie Gard want to change the law so other cases like theirs don't end up in court.

Charlotte Caldwell has been treating her severely epileptic son, Billy, with cannabis oil since 2016.

Eight products are affected and the advice is to return bottles to where they were bought.

An inquiry found that painkillers were prescribed without medical justification to older patients.

Young people are giving up their time to provide comfort for care home residents living with dementia.

Professor Tipu Aziz and his team have inserted electrodes into 2,000 patients' brains.

A panel has analysed hundreds of patient death certificates at Gosport War Memorial Hospital.

The London hospital has transformed eye care and saved the sight of millions since the start of the NHS.

About third of those arrested in England have mental health issues. The BBC met the nurses who help them.

Families of epileptic children welcomed the move, which does not change rules on recreational use.

The government has dismissed calls to legalise cannabis for recreational use. What are the drug's risks?

Experts say there is no downplaying the trauma that taking a child away from a parent causes.

As Lord Hague calls for a change in the law on cannabis, young people claim it is often seen as a "softer" stimulant.

The debate on legalising cannabis has been reignited by the case of a 12-year-old boy with epilepsy.

But the home secretary tells MPs there will be a review of cannabis-based medicines in the UK.

It's 70 years since the start of the NHS. How have hospitals changed for child patients since 1948?

Hannah Deacon, whose son suffers from epilepsy, says she was given a pledge by Theresa May

Ellie and Chris James's newborn son died in their arms - minutes after being told he was already dead.

Anna and Barbara Rozycki made headlines around the world following their birth in 1970.