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Dash and splash: Tips for cold water swimming
A group that celebrated its anniversary with a fancy dress dip shares tips for cold water swimming.
Cystic fibrosis sufferer lifts one million kilograms in 22 hours
Josh Llewellyn-Jones completes the "crazy" challenge to inspire others living with the disorder.
Nobel prize for medicine goes to cancer therapy
Two scientists working on immune treatments for cancer have won the 2018 prize for physiology or medicine.
Muckamore Abbey 'doesn't deserve hospital title'
Belfast Trust investigated complaints of neglect and issued its findings to the family of Jonathan Blake
'I'm surrounded by people - but I feel so lonely'
What does the world's largest study of loneliness tell us? And why are young people more likely to be lonely?
Chef Ryan Riley holds cookery classes for cancer patients
Chef Ryan Riley is helping chemotherapy patients taste food again.
Brother of Frightened Rabbit singer runs for mental health
Grant Hutchison joined the Great Scottish Run to raise awareness of mental health issues.
'I'd binge on Nutella, eating a giant tub a week'
Up to a third of obese people may have Binge Eating Disorder, yet the condition is often misunderstood.
HIV/Aids: China reports 14% surge in new cases
The vast majority of new cases were transmitted through sex. not blood transfusion as in the past.
EpiPen users told they can use some devices past normal expiry date
People with severe allergies are advised they can extend their use of certain devices by four months.
Pret accused of taking unnecessary risks by allergy sufferers
Two customers share their Pret allergy experiences, after an inquest into a 15-year-old girl's death.
'My jaw was reconstructed from my shoulder'
When Jen Taylor was diagnosed with bone cancer, she underwent 16 hours of surgery.
Boy, 5, with autism gets award for 999 call after mum collapsed
Tyler Semple called paramedics despite his difficulties with talking on the telephone.
Contaminated blood scandal: Where does the UK's blood supply come from?
A public inquiry into the infected blood scandal of the 1970s and 1980s is under way.
'Facial reconstruction changed my life'
Jen Taylor underwent 16 hours of surgery, which she struggles to believe she survived.
Placenta complications: 'Women must know the risks'
Previous caesareans and IVF can also increase the risk for expectant mothers, experts say.
'I'm a Muslim woman, I'm visually-impaired and I'm a boxer'
Despite a visual impairment and a muscle-weakening condition, Sannah Hussain is preparing for her first fight.
Dental patients in Wales 'face 90-mile trip'
A union claims the number of people treated by NHS dentists is capped so some have to travel further.
Northampton Town's Matt Crooks on football and epilepsy
Northampton Town player Matt Crooks says the condition does not hold him back.
Low-calorie shakes and soup diets 'recommended for obese'
People lost three times more weight following the liquid diet plans, a study has found.
'I was diagnosed with autism at 32', says Cardiff mum
Autism specialists assessing Kat Williams' son assumed she had already been diagnosed.
Shropshire baby deaths at Shropshire hospitals to be reviewed
Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust will have to provide regulators with details of deaths back to 1998.
Oxford academic, 71, a champion powerlifter
Catherine Walter only took up the sport six years ago and has now become a world champion.
Limiting children's screen time linked to better cognition
Those who have less than two hours a day of recreational screen time do better in testing, a study suggests.
Ambulances not an A&E taxi service, NHS warned
Review criticises ageing fleet, high sickness rates and slow uptake of technology in England.
Cancer mum denied disability cash
Single mother Roisin McWilliams was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkins Lymphoma last year.
Contaminated blood scandal: We are sorry, says government
Lawyers for the government tell public inquiry, "things happened that should not have happened".
Fall in strength and fitness of 10-year-olds, study shows
The children were heavier and taller but scored worse in strength and fitness tests, the study found.
Monkeypox: Heathcare worker is third UK case of disease
The person was involved in the care of a patient with the disease, Public Health England says.
Hernia mesh complications 'affect more than 100,000'
Jen Coles had to use a cane to walk following her mesh implant, which left her in chronic pain.
Stalled Royal Liverpool Hospital to be publicly funded
Work on the Royal Liverpool Hospital stopped following the collapse of construction giant Carillion.
'Spinal implant helped me walk again'
Kelly Thomas learned to walk again after doctors attached an electrical patch to her spinal cord.
Life expectancy progress in UK 'stops for first time'
Improvements have ground to a halt for the first time since records began, in 1982, ONS data shows.
EpiPen shortage 'worrying' for people with allergies
Limited supplies have meant long waits for some people to get the potentially life-saving drug.
King's Lynn QE Hospital may suspend some surgery
The hospital was placed in special measures by inspectors who said patients were discharged too soon.
Wales tops England on NHS doctors' and dentists' pay deal
The backdated increases put in place all the recommendations made by an independent pay review panel.
Electrical implant helps paralysed people to walk again
Three paralysed patients are able to walk after an electrical patch is fitted to their spinal cords.
New cancer machine treats first patient in UK
A pioneering new machine allows doctors to see tumours as they administer radiotherapy to them.
Contaminated blood scandal: Inquiry 'must uncover truth'
Inquiry hears emotional testimonies by people caught up in the "worst-ever NHS treatment disaster".
Life as a young dementia carer
Krastan Antonov, 24, wants to remain working as a carer despite better paid jobs being available.
How to help a friend who's struggling with mental health
Mental health nurse Laura Nuttall says encouraging them to see a GP is a "great stepping stone".
Laxative sales may be restricted under government review
The government is considering action amid fears they are being abused by people with eating disorders.
Dentists call for pudding and sweet soft drinks ban in schools
Dentists are asking the Scottish government for a "bolder approach" on healthy food choices in schools.
Mental health: Five hour journey for anorexia help
One teenage girl has to travel five hours to London to get treatment for anorexia due to a lack of Welsh services.
Obesity 'to be linked to more female cancers' than smoking
Cancer Research UK predicts excess weight will be linked to more cancers in women than tobacco in 25 years.
Women harassed after seeking sperm donors online
One woman says a potential donor turned out to be married and had undergone a vasectomy.
Contaminated blood scandal inquiry is 'too little, too late'
Barbara's husband was a victim of the contaminated blood scandal that left nearly 3,000 people dead.
Care job vacancies in England rise to 110,000
The government will launch an adult social care recruitment campaign to promote care careers.
Child mental health: Camhs 'not fit for purpose'
Families say children have to be suicidal before they receive help.
Will 'Modicare' be a success in India?
India has launched its new flagship health insurance scheme, dubbed "Modicare".
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