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Jazz musician Musa Manzini was kept awake for part of his surgery to have a tumour removed.

Women can avoid monthly bleeding if they run oral contraceptive pill packets back to back - but is it safe?

A Bournemouth hospital is stationing a nurse at its A&E entrance to redirect non-emergency cases.

Sickle cell carriers took to social media to praise the show's portrayal of the genetic disease.

David Huntington told BBC Panorama of his anger over his father’s death at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital.

Some companies are offering help and support to employees with mental health issues.

The TV presenter says he "found out stuff about me I hadn't addressed for years".

A report by Public Health Wales looks at the potential consequences of any form of Brexit.

Wayne Bass claims his life has been ruined after catching the disease in Afghanistan.

Most of the world's population lives near venomous snakes - but some are at greater risk than others.

The 10-year limit for keeping a woman's frozen eggs is arbitrary and does not reflect current technology, campaigners say.

As more of us work through the night, one man finds out how 30 years of shifts has affected his life.

Charity Tourettes Action has discovered that patients are facing long delays in diagnosis.

More than 450 patients died after being prescribed painkillers at Gosport War Memorial Hospital.

Max Fisher, 23, gets red, itchy welts and swelling when in contact with anything cold.

His parents, who lost their first son in 2013, say Carter Cookson has "gained his angel wings".

An investigation is under way after patients contracted a fungal infection associated with pigeon droppings.

The high street retailer will check mental health of customers before giving Botox or fillers.

A BBC analysis suggests there is a shocking variation in access to GPs across England, doctors' leaders say.

Kris Hallenga was diagnosed with terminal cancer, but beat the odds. Her scar is part of her body art.

The man sued an IVF clinic after his ex-partner forged his signature to use frozen embryos.

Betty Bienias said she was shocked to find out she was expecting triplets - two of which had been conceived naturally.

Patients in England are struggling to get hold of drugs such as painkillers and anti-depressants.

Doctors say Carter Cookson, who is on life support, needs an organ transplant as soon as possible.

Egypt is the first Arab country to authorise the sale of flibanserin - but how well is it going down?

Every three seconds in the UK, someone has an asthma attack which could be life-threatening, a charity says.

Genetic disorder Haemochromatosis can cause liver failure, diabetes and severe arthritis if untreated.

This group of high kicking, power-punching pensioners prove "it's never too late to learn".

But youngsters living in poorer areas of England had lower chances of survival, cancer data found.

And you don't have to be vegan to follow the "planetary health diet".

Wales' first obesity strategy wants to make eating healthier food and staying active "normal and easy".

Premier League footballers are taking part in a "ground-breaking" new concussion study this season that could lead to pitch-side diagnosis.

An Edinburgh student is urging people to be more mindful when they interact with people with disabilities.

It's hoped perfusion machines that "warm livers" will increase the number of viable donated organs.

A US company has produced an ultrasound scanner that plugs into an iPhone and costs $2,000 (£1,555).

Children in London and Luton are taking part in a study to measure how their lungs are affected by air pollution.

The programme will give contact lens wearers the opportunity to recycle their lenses for free.

Scans show Becca Henderson has been clear of cancer for a year and is now eligible for a donor heart.

The mother of a baby girl born at 27 weeks says coming home is "the only thing keeping me going".

GPs would use the online calculator to tell women their risk of getting breast cancer, say scientists.

More than a third of women and a quarter of men think they got it wrong, research suggests.

Laura Nuttall had just started university when a routine eye test discovered several brain tumours.

The drug can prolong the lives of incurable breast cancer patients by up to 16 months.

Carers looking after elderly parents and children face depression and stress.

The hospital's first such procedure was carried out on a 44-year-old patient on 14 January 1979.

Landscape painter Denise De Batista is considering legal action against lens manufacturer Oculentis

David Shukman examines the effect that air pollution has on our bodies.

Attitudes are changing to the medical practice, with some calling them limiting and unnecessary.

British Nutrition Foundation launches new "handy" guide to stop people cooking and eating too much.

Photographs show piles of clinical waste following the collapse of processing firm HES in North Lanarkshire.