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Stress, anxiety and depression can follow on from becoming a new mum, a survey by BBC 5 live reveals.

Experts are unable to explain why the contagious disease is on the increase in England.

The hackers will work in an operations centre that will look for threats before they hit hospitals.

Plans to build new biotech research centres come as the government announces its industrial strategy.

NHS bosses say children should be vaccinated, as they could put relatives at risk of getting the flu.

How the search for a little blue cup has helped hundreds of children and changed one father's life.

Implants can cut into the vagina - and some women have been left in permanent pain, unable to walk.

Concerns about the tactics used by some protesters prompted the Home Office review.

The congenital heart disease surgery unit at Royal Brompton Hospital is earmarked for closure.

Staff working for NHS watchdogs facing the axe say they have been told not to embarrass the Welsh Government.

Services to diagnose, treat and provide on-going care are failing patients across the spectrum of neurological disorders, according to a latest report

Women in England and Wales are having 1.9 children on average, fewer than their mothers who had 2.2 children.

A woman was asked for ID over a mince pie - so how much alcohol is in the festive treats and are they OK for kids?

Neil Ferguson was a sporty 13-year-old when a stroke left him suffering from paralysis and speech problems.

Cystic fibrosis patients can now use virtual reality safaris to distract them from treatment.

After two decades of reports and reviews what's changed in social care in England?

Simon Dobbin's home was transformed as part of the BBC television show.

How avatar therapy is helping people stand up to schizophrenic voices by giving them a face.

The hospital trust is adding a plea on patient appointment letters for donations towards equipment.

The singer, now 26, said she had the procedure done as she "always wanted a big family".

Better and quicker cancer care for patients is the aim from a single treatment route and target.

Gideon Mendel's emotional photos of patients at the end of their lives.

A study of a pilot scheme finds there were two online consultations per 1,000 patients.

What have you spent on tampons in your life, and how much of that goes to the government?

Anne Wafula-Strike was on a three-hour train journey with an out-of-order accessible loo.

Health leaders warn tough choices will have to be made despite the chancellor's promise of extra money.

Philip Hammond says "we will always back it" and more patients were being treated by the NHS in England.

Spirits may make you angry or tearful, while red wine or beer may make you relax, research says.

The biohacker movement wants to cure disease without the help of government or big companies

A 6,000% price rise in an essential thyroid drug led the NHS to overpay, the UK competition body says.

The move will raise the cost of the strongest, cheapest alcohol by setting a minimum price of 50p-per-unit.

"Intimidating" checkouts and a lack of seating are "shutting out" the elderly from shops, a charity says.

The men's relatives say the cases are not part of the investigation into nine Sussex care homes.

How one woman championed a way to bring community spirit back to city streets and keep children fit.

Patients in Scotland are the first in the world to be scanned with new magnetic resonance imaging equipment.

District nurses help keep patients out of hospital, but in England numbers have halved since 2010.

An open letter from the GMB union claims staff are "struggling to maintain a crumbling service".

Four staff members are suspended from an Antrim hospital as police investigate claims of ill-treatment.

There are not enough qualified professionals to do this job, says the Royal College of Nursing.

The amount it has cost you depends on how old you are and when you started your first period.

Mark Sweeney says the robotic suit would allow him to walk for the first time in seven years.

Study reveals increasing diversity in young people's heterosexual practices.

Between January and September this year, 23 children travelled to Dublin from Northern Ireland.

Women with a higher body mass index might need more frequent mammograms, researchers suggest.

Women are now being advised to sleep on their side in the last three months of pregnancy.

In 60 seconds three women sum up what is a normal phase for all women.

A fifth of cancer patients experience post-traumatic stress disorder.

The risk of stillbirth is doubled if women go to sleep on their backs in the last trimester, a study finds.

Air pollution levels were eight times the safe level and doctors wanted the half marathon postponed.

Andy Cole climbed Ben Nevis every day for a month to help tackle his depression.