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Doctor Philippa Kaye talks us through what's involved during a cervical screening test.

Changes to the collection of A&E statistics raise concerns the NHS is under more pressure than thought.

Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women under 35 but a majority are not aware of the risk.

Selwa Hussain is the first woman in the UK to leave hospital with an artificial heart.

Bradley Smith, 20, from St Ives, people should talk more about mental health.

Properties in Persian shallots could boost the effects of antibiotic treatment, a study says.

The Church of England fears new pre-natal tests could lead to a rise in abortions of babies with Down's.

Libby Keating's face was repaired by experts at St George's Hospital in Tooting.

Flu comes along every year - but just how bad it will be is hard to predict.

Oxford professor Liz Frood was fit and healthy until she was struck by what she thought was a stomach bug.

Delayed marriage and parenthood has pushed back perceptions of when adulthood starts.

Money meant to transform services has been used to shore up finances, the National Audit Office says.

Scientists move nearer to one of the biggest goals in medicine - a universal blood test for cancer.

Two women explain their opposing views on the contentious right-to-die issue.

Hospital safety is being "compromised to an unacceptable degree", Welsh emergency consultants warn.

Latest weekly figures show rise in numbers of patients going to their GP and being admitted to hospital.

Noel Conway wins the right to challenge a High Court decision against changing the law on assisted dying.

The latest weekly figures showed that 77.9% of patients were dealt with within the four-hour target time.

"He comes alive when he's here."

Testing everyone for cancer risk genes would save lives and is cost effective say doctors.

A mother-of-two from Pembroke Dock wants to see cannabis legalised to help ease symptoms like hers.

The deaths occurred when a trust did not move into its highest emergency level, Clive Lewis MP says.

The government creates a new ministerial role, which continues the work of the late MP Jo Cox.

A scheme to let parents close their streets to cars so children can play is hugely beneficial to one young resident, who has autism and severe anxiety.

A former patient says Simon Bramhall is a "man of excellence."

Nurses haven been an integral part of the NHS since its inception. Here they talk about what has changed.

More than one in 10 leave the NHS in England every year, enough to staff more than 20 hospitals.

From nurses who operate on their patients to those who run general practices, nursing is changing.

Is it true that you shouldn't eat carbohydrates in the evening?

Why are so many nurses quitting the NHS? One, Mary, tells us her reasons.

Numbers of cases have been increasing since late 2017 and are linked to ongoing large outbreaks in Europe.

Can you sneeze with your eyes open and what is the best way to stop a sneeze?

Using an "honesty box" to voice their concerns, medical staff say they fear patients' safety is being risked.

Experts say maternity wards are still making the same "avoidable errors".

A BBC survey found 70% of women did not tell their employers about their menopause symptoms.

There is an appetite for bold changes in the NHS and social care in Wales, says an expert review.

Doctors and a defence contractor are among those buying bogus qualifications, a BBC probe finds.

Clamping your nose and mouth shut when you need to sneeze is dangerous, doctors warn the public.

The Hord family were given an £8m settlement after an NHS mistake. But what does it pay for?

A rapid rise in flu cases and a spell of severe weather has put additional pressure on the NHS in Scotland.

There have been 4,000 suspected cases of diphtheria in the overcrowded refugee camps and at least 31 deaths.

Bottles of the famous fizzy drink will be smaller and more expensive from March onwards.

But bosses insist medical students helping meet winter NHS demand will work within their abilities.

Children undergoing cancer treatment receive beads to document their journey and one mum wants to expand the scheme.

The capital has breached air pollution limits by 6 January every year since 2008.

Northern Ireland's chief nursing officer says NI emergency departments are "not in crisis".

The Falkands veteran says Surgeon Captain Rick Jolly saved his life and transformed field medicine.

New guidelines aim to cut UK teenage pregnancy rates which remain among the highest in Europe.

The boss of French firm Lactalis says up to 12 million boxes of formula are now subject to a recall.

"I'm not going to get better, I'm just going to get worse," says Daniel Bradbury.