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Gemma has OCD, but has found bodybuilding helps her manage and works as coping strategy.

Some 40,000 runners are due to take part in the London Marathon, but are those 26.2 miles doing us harm?

Experts say more screening is needed to tackle the disease, which affects pregnant women.

The court has also refused permission for the parents of the terminally ill toddler to appeal.

With the temperature rising, here are our top tips in reducing your hay fever-induced tears.

An internal investigation will take place at Russells Hall Hospital after Natalie Billingham's death

This London Marathon may break the record for the hottest yet, so how do you run in the heat?

The patient had a lucky escape say doctors, but now two more cases have been discovered.

Gbadebo Olasunkanmi Alabi said "Everything on your body is perfect" to the patient.

Dr Jaco Nel lost both his legs and all of the fingers on one hand after contracting sepsis.

Former Culture Secretary Baroness Tessa Jowell hopes better cancer treatments can be developed.

Adam has a rare muscle-wasting disorder, but he isn't letting that stop him enjoying life.

Health inspectors on a visit to Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley had to intervene "as a matter of urgency".

Three quarters of NHS hospital trusts are employing more managers than they did five years ago.

It works by detecting elevated levels of calcium in the blood linked to some cancers.

Actor Colson Smith hopes the show has done its bit to help raise awareness.

Rising numbers of people have multiple health conditions, leading to endless appointments and check-ups.

A medical journal suggests the renowned autism paediatrician was a Nazi collaborator.

Research suggests patients would prefer to be told their diagnosis face-to-face.

The treatment meant some patients stopped needing blood transfusions altogether.

The Resound ensemble will be the first disability-led group to play the BBC's music festival.

Now 26, Hati Sparey-South is herself training as a teacher, determined to help today's pupils.

Lynsey Kelly is running the London Marathon to raise money for mental health after suffering PTSD.

George has a rare form of childhood dementia called Batten Disease.

Tom Evans is asking the Pope to intervene in the legal battle about ending his son's life support.

Alfie Dingley's family want him to use cannabis oil, which is illegal in the UK, to treat his epilepsy.

BBC research finds just 15 out of 100 of the highest paid senior doctors in Scotland are women.

For the first time in 10 years, global malaria cases are no longer falling, and experts are worried.

MPs say it is "alarming" plans to improve cyber-security after the Wannacry attack have not been agreed.

The monthly injection could be approved for NHS use by next year, experts hope.

Tom Evans and Kate James have again asked for their terminally ill son's life support not to be ended.

England's most senior doctor is told to urgently respond to new data on vaginal mesh surgeries.

The family of mother-of-two Denise Davies agrees a settlement after her death in hospital in 2013.

The first person in the world to receive two facial transplants is recovering in a Paris hospital.

Jérôme Hamon is the first patient to have two facial transplants and says he is doing well.

Is the fusion of biology and technology speeding us towards a synthetic future?

Many families of children with ADHD are offered no training to help them manage their child's condition.

Reece Sinclair was diagnosed with ADHD when he was seven years old.

Judges said they were "dismayed" by reports of protests outside the hospital treating Alfie Evans.

Women from European descent are twice as likely to be naturally blonde as men, a new study suggests.

Dr Luke Ong is five months from qualifying as a GP but missed an immigration deadline by 18 days.

An organ transplant is described as being "like having your appendix out" by a woman who donated to her father.

Doctors say they are perplexed by a "worsening epidemic" in the state of Victoria.

A study treating depressed patients with the drug via a nasal spray saw "significant improvements".

The images are intended to start conversations about the difficulties nursing mothers can face.

Edinburgh University found the drugs may also affect the fertility of future generations, by leaving marks on DNA.

Who will care for the soaring number of elderly Americans? One place has found a creative answer.

Genes are found that cause a heart disease that kills 50% of victims within five years.

How analysing faeces could unlock the secrets of good health.