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Peppa Pig's GP visits copied by fans, says doctor
There are concerns the Pig family's inappropriate doctor calls encourage people to behave similarly.
'That's where the babies are suffering'
Are campaigners standing outside abortion centres harassing women?
Organ donation
What is it like to be a donor family, a recipient or to be on the waiting list for a transplant?
Baby Max spends first year in Southampton hospital
Max Olivares has a rare heart and lung condition, which requires a complex transplant operation.
Will change to organ donor rules mean more transplants?
The government is proposing a big change by moving to a system of "presumed consent" in England.
Mesh risks not passed on to doctors
A major medical company failed to tell doctors the full extent of some of the risks posed by mesh implants.
Londoners given GP access over weekends and evenings
An extra 75,000 appointments are available across the capital each month.
Paying mothers incentivises breastfeeding, study finds
More than 10,000 new mums were offered up to £200 in shopping vouchers as encouragement to breastfeed.
How giraffes helped Poppy Campbell find her voice
An encounter with giraffes at a safari park broke months of silence from Poppy Campbell.
Report recommends social care packages are means-tested
It also says the social care workforce is "exploited" and should be paid the living wage.
Major NHS trust put in special measures
Health regulator NHS Improvement announces the step after trust chairman, Lord Kerslake, resigns.
Baby loss
It is hoped the exhibition will help break the silence around stillbirth and miscarriage.
Organ donation: Views sought on new approach
The draft policy has been designed to get families talking about donations and consent.
Lactalis baby milk in global recall over salmonella fears
Britain and China are among the countries affected by the recall of baby milk formula products.
Teachers call for ban on energy drinks in schools
A teaching union compares energy drinks to “legal highs” and says pupils are consuming them in “excessive quantities.”
Vaccination plea after Halesworth boy's meningitis death
The parents of a boy, six, who died from meningitis B have called on all children to be vaccinated.
Vaginal mesh ban 'a retrograde step', surgeons say
Many women benefit from the use of vaginal mesh and they should have a choice, surgeons say.
Mum campaigns for disabled toilets with selfies on the loo
A mum is taking photos of herself on the loo to campaign for disabled toilet facilities.
'Pimp My Zimmer' reduces falls
Care home residents in Wales have been decorating their Zimmer frames to make them more identifiable.
NI town 'has UK's fastest runners'
Fitness app Strava analysed 24.7m runs and 31m bike rides logged across the UK this year.
Anorexic student Averil Hart 'failed by every NHS body'
University student Averil Hart's family say she starved herself to death in 10 weeks.
Mental health: Jeremy Hunt says the NHS needs to 'be better' at dealing with crisis patients
The health secretary says the NHS needs to be better at dealing with mental health crisis cases.
Top five celeb diets to avoid in 2018, according to dieticians
The British Dietetic Association says: "If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is".
Dying mother starts petition to lower age of breast screening
A mother dying from breast cancer has set up a campaign to expand a screening programme.
'£1 saved my life and found me love'
Two young stroke survivors meet by chance and fall in love.
Anorexic student Averil Hart 'let down' by NHS
University student Averil Hart's family said she starved herself to death in 10 weeks.
Call for lung health screening in top football clubs
Three in 10 elite footballers may be affected by exercise-induced asthma, a study has found.
£72,500 social care cap to be scrapped, MPs told
Labour accuses the government of "a waste of taxpayers' money" over plans to consult on a cap.
Ian Paterson: Independent inquiry into breast surgeon
Disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson carried out hundreds of botched operations on his patients.
Long A&E waits: 3m a year wait over four hours
Nurses and doctors fear patients are being put at risk after numbers waiting over four hours doubles.
A mother's loneliness
When Lauren Thomas, 19, became a mother, she found the experience incredibly lonely.
'Stark' increase in overweight youngsters
The highest rise in carrying excess weight occurs between the ages of seven and 11, data suggests.
Babies' brains damaged by pollution, Unicef says
Toxic air is putting the brain development of millions of infants under one at risk, Unicef says.
Payout after woman was kept alive against her will
Brenda Grant tried to pull tubes out of her arm after being put in a nursing home, her family says.
Postnatal PTSD often misdiagnosed, warns expert
Few cases of postnatal PTSD are referred and treated in Wales, an expert says.
Warning over eating raw dough due to E. coli risk in flour
US food chiefs have updated guidelines after investigating an E. coli outbreak caused by flour.
'People with schizophrenia aren't all dangerous'
Alice, a married 26-year-old mother-of-two, has schizophrenia and is fed up of being portrayed as dangerous because of her condition.
'I went from a screaming room of people to deadly silence'
Mother-of-two Hannah Freimanis suffered flashbacks after the traumatic birth of her first son, Marleigh.
Why some people can hear this silent gif
Why are some people able to hear this gif even though it is silent?
Nappy sacks 'should carry death warnings'
Retailers urged to put warning signs on packs after reports of 17 infant deaths.
How I beat type 2 diabetes with a liquid diet
Isobel took part in an intensive weight loss programme to reverse her type 2 diabetes
'I beat type 2 diabetes with 200-calorie drinks'
Isobel was one of 300 people on a trial that reversed type 2 in nearly half of patients.
'I begged doctors for a hysterectomy at the age of 28'
The pain of endometriosis has plagued Carrie-Mae Macmillan for most of her life.
One in five patients regularly misses GP appointments
Missed GP appointments cost the NHS time and money and a study reveals the extent of the problem.
Welsh Government 'sticking plaster' on health services
Spending on health does not seem to to be resulting in improved services, a senior AM warns.
Air pollution: Green group takes Welsh Government to court
A campaign group is accusing the Welsh Government of not acting over nitrogen dioxide in the air.
DVLA addresses letter to 'multiple sclerosis Caron'
Caron Garrod is happy to talk about her condition, but called the DVLA's blunder "offensive".
Criminal record check did not spot hammer attack carer threat
A carer who attacked a 90-year-old with a knife and hammer had a previous assault conviction.
What will medicine be able to do with hearts?
Heart transplantation has become a routine surgical operation, but the future promises equally amazing progress.
Dangerous milk
The tech tackling fake baby formula, dodgy drugs, conflict diamonds and fishy fish.
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