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Not everyone can picture images in their mind's eye and remember sounds or faces - but why?

Women with premenstrual disorders are much more likely to have birth-related depression, researchers say.

MSPs will get the chance to make Scotland the first part of the UK to let people legally end their lives.

Dearbhail Ormond was diagnosed with endometriosis after seeing 20 doctors across 18 years.

Other so-called never events include a patient almost having the wrong toe amputated during surgery.

Like TV presenter Kate Garraway, other families are struggling with the cost of care.

The curvature of Eva Tennent's spine is now so severe that mum Jill Lockhart fears she will not survive.

The model says women have cosmetic procedures younger than she did, and they all look like "aliens".

Just 24% of Britons say they are satisfied, citing waiting times and lack of staff in a long-running survey.

The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets.

Faith Harrison says she was given a second chance following her heart attack after a hockey game.

BBC News has seen emails from senior NHS bosses saying some patients could be at risk.

British American Tobacco boss says bans overseas are not "effective" and the illegal market is large.

The GMB presenter says she had to pay 16,000 a month on care costs for her late husband Derek Draper.

Junior doctors begin their longest walkout to date in a dispute over pay.

More than 27,000 healthcare workers in England will receive one-off payments of at least 1,600.

Consultants at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital warned patient safety was "seriously compromised".

He spent 72 years using an iron lung machine to breathe after surviving polio as a child.

He spent 72 years using an iron lung machine to breathe after surviving polio as a child.

A group representing hundreds of clinicians wants to highlight a culture "detrimental to patient safety".

Women in India are found to be twice as likely to lose babies if they are working in hot conditions.

Women in India are found to be twice as likely to lose babies if they are working in hot conditions.

Test for patients in England checks if tumours can be treated with pills rather than chemotherapy.

Surgeons say using animals for organ donation could cut waiting lists and save lives.

The prescription drug has been linked to a number of deaths in the UK and around the world.

Neuroferritinopathy is a brain disease which traps people, mostly from one family, in their bodies.

An AI tool called Mia found missed breast cancer symptoms in the scans of 11 women during an NHS test.

The UK government pushes ahead with plans for some of the world's toughest anti-tobacco laws.

Rishi Sunak declines to back Sir Liam Fox's call to outlaw the abortion after 24 weeks of foetuses diagnosed with Down's syndrome.

It follows reports, first published by the Daily Mirror, that a staff member at the London Clinic attempted to access her private medical reports.

Ballot results give British Medical Association another six-month mandate for walkouts in England.

Government bans 15 synthetic opioids, but experts say it must do more.

The Woman's Hour presenter explains why she applied for a document to recognise her pregnancy loss.

The Woman's Hour presenter explains why she applied for a document to recognise her pregnancy loss.

The gene-editing method used might ultimately offer a way to remove HIV, experts say.

Ivy Rupasinghe's grieving parents are considering their next move after a hospital's admission.

The British Dental Association says increasing the treatment rate would provide a short-term fix in England.

The family of a five-year-old who died after collapsing at school is calling for more legislation.

Sean Daly says it is a bonus knowing he helped free up a bed at Daisy Hill Hospital for someone else.

Two Dundee mothers share their stories as scientists begin the search to find a vaccine for Strep A.

New figures show the average wait in Wales to have the condition diagnosed is the longest in the UK.

Experts say there is "no strong evidence" the monitors, proven to be effective in managing diabetes, can also help people without the condition.

Experts say there is "no strong evidence" the monitors, proven to be effective in managing diabetes, can also help people without the condition.

Jasna Macanovic was sacked after questioning a "risky" dialysis practice championed by ex-colleagues.

How a team of former addicts are trying to stop others from becoming "deaths of despair" in Blackpool.

Researchers who have studied thousands of children suggest a new measure could be more accurate.

BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment.

The reality TV star tells the BBC why she plans to donate any eggs she doesn't use.

The outgoing first minister criticised the former prime minister's leadership during the pandemic.

Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him.