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Heart surgery patients in Wales see the average waiting time rise from 43 days to 79.

Val's jaw has been reconstructed by "stretching" her own tissue and bone around a frame.

An analysis found people who had brain injuries were 24% more likely to be diagnosed with dementia.

Inspectors warn private hospitals that the lessons of rogue surgeon Ian Paterson must be learned.

A mother's campaign has led to government funding that gives hope to child amputees.

How one community works together to stop people feeling isolated

Chilli-eating competitions are proving popular in the UK, despite potential risks.

A report by the charity Orchid found 37% of prostate cancer cases are diagnosed in the late stages.

After eating a Carolina Reaper, a man experienced "thunderclap" headaches and went to a New York hospital.

Cooking competition finalist Nawamin Pinpathomrat spends his days as an Oxford researcher.

Last year also saw the highest year-on-year increase in donors in the UK for 28 years.

Nicola Gaskin gave birth to Winter Wolfe - who died a day later after a series of complications.

From chlorine to novichok, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon takes us through the history of chemical weapons.

Singer Ed Sheeran was treated at Ipswich Hospital after he broke his elbow and wrist.

Cancers should be classed by similarities in tumour types, not by where they are formed, a study says.

In Northern Ireland, 14,000 people are waiting more than a year to receive treatment, compared to 1,800 in England.

Fourteen-year-old girl had to go abroad for spinal surgery because of delays in Northern Ireland.

Half of manufacturers cut sugar content, with ministers calling it a good start in fight against obesity.

Erin Morgan-Ring is the third Welsh child to go abroad for the operation which is not available on the NHS.

Inspectors have given the trust until 13 April to make "significant improvements".

George Osborne says if he was still Chancellor he would have expanded the sugar tax.

ITV Victoria actor Jordan Waller has told BBC Radio 5 live he was conceived via a sperm donor.

Love Island winner Amber Davies says she’s concerned that sex is becoming too casual.

Official data covers basic pay of more than one million workers, including doctors, managers and nurses.

Salma Mbarouk wants to be able to register the children she lost through miscarriage.

More than a quarter of pupils starting primary school in north Wales are overweight or obese.

Wheelchair user Jemma Collins recalls how her dream holiday ended in disaster.

Uber drivers in the US are complaining that an increasing number of customers are using them like an ambulance service.

Personal trainer and blogger Alice Liveing investigates how office workers can keep fit.

There were 617,000 hospital admissions in England in 2016-17 where obesity was a factor.

A document says an order that would have shut down West Suffolk Hospital was looked at.

Alcohol consumption is glamorised across different aspects of Punjabi culture and shame stops many seeking the help that they need.

MIT severs ties with a start-up attempting to copy people's memories when they die.

A woman traumatised by being ignored during labour had lengthy physical and mental problems.

For Dr Joel Salinas, music creates colours, numbers have personalities and another person's pain feels almost like his own.

The family of a Neath child who had the treatment abroad says it gave them their little girl back.

Lord Lansley, who was in the cabinet in 2010, is calling for the roll-out of a national screening scheme.

One patient says he's been embarrassed by a disease he thought belonged in the Middle Ages.

The aim is to stop patients from being referred for several tests for different forms of the illness.

Rising rates of childhood obesity are a global problem - but in Amsterdam they are falling.

It is normal for parents to argue, but the way rows affect children varies greatly.

Sue Strachan, who has early onset dementia, wants to show it's possible to live well with the disease.

Model and writer Lily Bailey wants to change how people talk about obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Did lack of oxygen really cause the deaths of 30 children in one night at an Indian hospital?

Eight-year-old Alexa is going blind and has created a list of things she wants to see before that happens.

Up to seven out of 10 people currently seen by paramedics may need help but not a hospital visit.

The hospital described mothers who use formula milk as "artificially" feeding babies.

Crackdown on 35 "minor" treatments in cost cutting drive by NHS bosses - but patient group concerned about poorest.

Managers warn 2018-19 will be hard with one in 12 posts vacant and hospitals short of up to 15,000 beds.

Endometriosis affects about 1 in 10 women. These incredible ladies are speaking out after spending years in agonising pain, fighting to get a diagnosis.