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Could a drug made from magic mushrooms have the potential to transform how the condition is treated?

Tonsils removal and breast reductions are among 17 procedures that will be offered to fewer patients.

Samantha Lilley was born with a rare genetic condition which causes skin lesions, and it worried treatment will be discontinued.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt unveils a new NHS app which "puts patients in control".

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

Supporters say it will stop women facing traumatic journeys back from clinics after taking termination tablets.

Fred, 8, wanted to meet his hero Mickey Mouse before losing his sight to a degenerative eye condition.

A student's mental health deteriorated after regularly using MDMA pills.

Public Health Wales says the very high strengths caused "a number of hospitalisations".

Gosport hospital scandal: the patient data that laid bare the scale of the scandal

NHS England's head says social media contributes to rising mental health problems among young people.

Local authorities should restrict planning applications for fast food outlets, Public Health England says.

Continuity of care really is a matter of life and death, a review of studies suggests.

Grace and Ethel have both worked in nursing. Grace is 20 and Ethel is 88, but what's changed?

Imperial Brands invests in a biotech firm as pressure to allow marijuana products for medicinal purposes grows.

Images are being shared without doctors' consent, the British Medical Association's annual meeting hears.

How one HIV-positive man stopped thousands getting the virus by helping them obtain a "game-changing" treatment not then available on the NHS.

Michael Mosley compares working in A&E now and as a medical student 30 years ago.

Institutions are being urged to "dramatically improve" the support services they offer their students.

The World Health Organization says the medicine could reduce cases of fatal post-birth bleeding.

Bernard Rebelo is convicted of the manslaughter of Eloise Parry who died after taking eight diet pills.

The Royal College of General Practitioners disputes the abilities of Babylon's software.

Two patients with swallowing problems reportedly died in England after being given the wrong food.

Noel Conway has motor neurone disease and has been trying to change the law on assisted dying.

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

Despite her condition, Natasha Coates has won 22 national gymnastics titles.

The number of oversized mortuary fridge spaces being installed in London's hospitals rises by almost a third.

The cross-party groups also say retired people with generous pensions and investments should pay too.

A powerful type of MRI scan releases the toxin from silver-coloured amalgam fillings, a study finds.

There is no need to fear the "nanny state" tag, experts say, as polling shows support for tough action.

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.