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Healthy eating: What is a correct food portion?
British Nutrition Foundation launches new "handy" guide to stop people cooking and eating too much.
Clinical waste 'backlog' pictured at North Lanarkshire health centres
Photographs show piles of clinical waste following the collapse of processing firm HES in North Lanarkshire.
FOP: Instagram and my one-in-a-million illness
Zoe Buxton is a fashion and lifestyle blogger whose body is slowly turning to bone.
Medical students: More needed to meet demand for doctors
Northern Ireland needs at least 100 more medical students a year to meet the increasing demand for doctors.
Global fight against killer diseases seeks £11bn
The money would be spent on medicines, treatments and mosquito nets to reduce deaths from disease.
Ella Kissi-Debrah 'pollution' death: Backing for new inquest
Nine-year-old Ella died from asthma but her family believe air pollution caused her health to fail.
Royal Marsden's leading cancer expert Martin Gore dies
The Royal Marsden's Martin Gore is called an "inspiration" after his death at the age of 67.
Prep: The battle to access 'game-changing' HIV drug
Many at high risk have struggled to get hold of Prep, which can help prevent people from contracting HIV.
Mental health patients missing GP appointments 'at risk'
Those who miss two a year are eight times more likely to die in the subsequent 18 months, a study suggests.
Too many children 'not being treated for mental health problems'
An MPs' report found only one in three young people with a condition had NHS treatment last year.
The lifesaving food 90% aren’t eating enough of
It cuts your chances of heart attacks and keeps your weight and cholesterol down - and tastes good.
The refuge for children with microcephaly
A school in Kenya is rescuing children with microcephaly, who are considered a curse by many local communities.
'I went to Oxford with undiagnosed TB'
Tilly Rose challenges people's pre-conceived ideas about her and helps others get a university place.
CES 2019: Skin printer wipes years from your face
Procter & Gamble has developed a handheld device that precisely covers blemishes.
Man died 'in agony' after stroke amid ambulance delays
Michelle Lane has PTSD and flashbacks of her husband screaming in pain as they went to hospital by car.
Some HRT tablets 'linked to higher blood clot risk'
The overall risk remains low, with patches and gels the safest treatment, BMJ researchers say.
Quadruple amputee given double hand transplant
Quadruple amputee Corinne Hutton, from Lochwinnoch in Renfrewshire, had been waiting five years for the surgery.
Super-gonorrhoea spread causes 'deep concern'
Two women pick up the hard-to-treat infection, and a European party destination is one line of inquiry.
PM's pledge to baby Carter Cookson needing heart transplant
Carter Cookson has been given five weeks to live unless he receives a new heart.
Cheap common drugs may help mental illness
Drugs may already exist that could help patients with bipolar, schizophrenia and severe mental illness.
Sponge offers hope of 'less toxic' chemotherapy
Scientists are testing a device that removes excess chemo drugs from the body to reduce side-effects.
Love Island's Chris Hughes says brother has testicular cancer
Chris Hughes says his brother found a lump after he had a live examination on This Morning.
CES 2019: Can breath-sniffing gadgets improve your diet?
Two rival gadgets at CES promise to reveal the secrets of your metabolism - by scrutinising your breath.
Anorexic girl 'would rather die than eat', inquest hears
Anorexic teenager Ellie Long took her own life after being "failed by everyone", an inquest hears.
Shropshire midwives' misconduct charges proved
The workers appeared before the the Nursing and Midwifery Council after a baby died in 2015.
Woman given impotence cream for eye problem
Its name was similar to one for dry eye and was given by mistake to a woman, who was injured as a result.
Staff suspended at Middlesbrough mental health hospital
Concerns were raised about the techniques used by healthcare workers to move patients at the unit.
Templepatrick: Care worker who hurt patients avoids jail
The woman will carry out community service and pay £1,000 to each of her victims.
Medibears help children at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital
The soft toys are fitted with tubes and other medical equipment to put young patients at ease.
Sexual assault forensics centres failing some victims
Four doctors say some children are not being forensically examined within three days of an assault.
'Cheap junk food to blame' for obesity in Wales
A charity is calling on the Welsh Government to help people shop more healthily.
'How I learnt to love myself through positive thinking'
A single mum from Birmingham has changed the way she thinks about herself by using "positive chitter-chatter".
NHS long-term plan: Focus on prevention 'could save 500,000 lives'
Bosses aim to focus on preventing ill-health as part of a plan to create an NHS fit for the 21st century.
CES 2019: EyeQue's glasses test you can do at home
EyeQue's smartphone accessory lets owners order new glasses without having to see an optician.
Are flexitarians half-hearted vegetarians?
Can simply lowering meat consumption be considered a thing, or is it just "half-hearted" vegetarianism?
Families waiting too long for special needs support in England
Thousands of children with special educational needs wait more than 20 weeks for help, the BBC finds.
Biomarkers identified to help diagnose heart condition
Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disturbance, affecting 1.6m people in the UK.
The 'superwoman' midwife of the mountains
After she had to give birth without any help, one Himalayan woman decided to train to become the first midwife in her area.
NHS 10-year plan: Labour attacks Theresa May over proposals
The prime minister says the new proposals for the NHS are "crucial" for its sustainability.
'They took her teeth without telling me'
Readers tell the BBC of their experiences of dental surgery on people with learning disabilities.
Hospital patients who smoke or drink to be helped to quit
They will be given targeted advice in order to reduce ill health as well as demands on the NHS.
Cervical cancer screening campaigner Natasha Sale dies aged 31
Natasha Sale, 31, wanted to lower the cervical screening age from 25 to 18.
Norfolk hospital children 'reassured' by Medibears
Five soft toys, fitted with medical devices, aim to help children understand their procedures.
Worry less about children's screen use, parents told
There is little evidence screens are harmful, say leading paediatricians, but they recommend they are not used the hour before bedtime.
Tips on how to limit excessive screen time
If screen use is disrupting sleep, exercise and concentration, what can parents do?
Why did child screen advice not go further?
Leading paediatricians have stopped short of setting time limits for screen use, but why?
Fish fumes blamed for allergy death of Brooklyn boy
Police believe fish being cooked may have caused the death of 11-year-old Cameron Jean-Pierre.
Januhairy: Why women are growing out their body hair
Januhairy is a month-long campaign encouraging women to "love and accept" their natural body hair.
Manchester Royal Eye Hospital patient heard other patients' messages
A hospital trust apologises after a man heard other patients' voicemails when he rang up.
Sir Billy Connolly: 'Death doesn't frighten me'
Sir Billy reminisces about his life as he returns to Scotland for a documentary airing on Friday evening.
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