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Viola player Chris Goldscheider wins landmark case
A musician who suffered a life-changing hearing injury won a High Court judgement against the Royal Opera House.
Aziza Oubaita on the fight of her life
This 46-year-old French flyweight boxer has successfully recovered from a heart transplant.
Man has 'world's worst' super-gonorrhoea
It is the first ever case that is resistant to the main antibiotic treatment.
Male suicide: 'His death was the missing piece of the jigsaw'
Friends and family members left behind after a suicide tell the stories of the men they have lost.
Welsh health boards' deficit reaches £163m
Four Welsh health boards now have a combined rolling deficit of £360m over three years.
The dangers that lurk in your bathroom
A study claims bacteria is present in rubber ducks. But what other unexpected risks are in your bathroom?
Richard Bacon: 'My ADHD is who I am'
Former BBC Radio 5 live presenter Richard Bacon has been diagnosed with ADHD at 42.
Carers 'need mandatory LGBT training'
Discrimination against LGBT people is "alive and kicking" in the care sector, charities tell the Victoria Derbyshire programme.
Pupil overcomes needle fear to take part in meningitis vaccine trial
A student says she took part in a meningitis vaccine trial as she wanted to help people in the future.
Teenagers urged to take part in meningitis B vaccine trial
Researchers hope the study of 24,000 will cut infections in the young and the wider community.
NHS: PM to look at 'multi-year' funding plan for health service
The PM says she wants to move away from annual cash "top-ups" to allow health service to plan for future.
Fish tank fumes land 10 in hospital
The "potentially toxic" fumes were released by coral being cleared from a domestic aquarium.
Magician Dynamo opens up about Crohn's struggle
Images posted to social media by the magician have prompted others to share their stories of Crohn's disease.
Seizures of psychoactive drugs double in Scotland
More than two million tablets, including Valium, were found by Police Scotland last year.
Ian Paterson: Disgraced surgeon's patients at 'heart' of inquiry
More than 150 patients have contributed to the inquiry into Ian Paterson's botched operations.
Pubs in danger: Six charts on how the British drink
Across Great Britain, adults are drinking less often. So how are tastes changing and why are they cutting back?
Hospitals 'failing' on genetic bowel cancer test
A charity says that more than 80% are failing to test for the genetic condition Lynch syndrome.
Buying Viagra: What you should know
Men can now buy impotence pills without a prescription at some UK pharmacies. What are the risks?
The teen 'downloading music into his head'
Michael Fuller is autistic and could play Mozart by ear aged 11. Now he's a classical composer.
Southern Health fined £2m over deaths of two patients
Southern Health admitted failings over the deaths of Teresa Colvin and Connor Sparrowhawk.
Hospital backlog: The boy who waited 47 weeks for spine surgery
Keilan's operation was scheduled when NHS winter pressures were at their highest, and beds were scarce.
NHS: Over 3,000 more midwifery training places offered
Midwife representatives welcome the move but say more training places "is only half of the problem".
Newport's pro-breastfeeding scheme 'should be Wales-wide'
Midwives want a scheme in one city aimed at making mothers feel comfortable expanded nationwide.
The man who has to crawl through his front door
Since Richard’s leg was amputated, his two-storey house has become very difficult to get around.
We learn nothing about nutrition, claim medical students
A leading GP estimated that up to 80% of his patients had conditions linked to lifestyle and diet.
Meningitis survivor beats odds to ski
Charlotte Nott, aged 10, lost all four limbs to meningitis when she was just two years old.
Tuberculosis rates in England fall by third in six years
But England still has one of the highest rates of the disease in Western Europe.
'Wobbly head' woman fundraising for lifesaving surgery
Nadine Turnbull struggles with a rare condition where her head is not properly secured to her body.
Woman dies after having bee-sting therapy
Gwyneth Paltrow is among the people who have backed the bee-venom therapy.
Rise in cancers 'caused by weight'
Excess weight now causes 6.3% of all cancer cases - up from 5.5% in 2011, a study suggests.
Lifestyle changes which could help avoid cancer
Cancer Research UK says around 38% of all cancers diagnoses could have been prevented.
MS drug hope for secondary-progressive stage
A large study suggests siponimod may effectively treat the advanced stage of the disease.
Four in 10 online GP firms not safe, say inspectors
Care Quality Commission warns of inappropriate prescribing and failure to carry out checks.
Wales A&E performance worst on record
About a quarter of patients in A&E departments last month waited longer than four hours.
James Dunmore lost his two sisters to cystic fibrosis
Made In Chelsea star James Dunmore has told BBC 5 live that he lost two sisters to cystic fibrosis.
Muffin sugar measured out in teaspoons
BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire measures out the sugar that can be found in a typical muffin.
A blueberry muffin 'could have day's worth of sugar'
Health experts say the researchers' findings show how easy it is to consume "huge" amounts of sugar.
Chronic fatigue trial results 'not robust', new study says
A new analysis of the controversial PACE trial suggests the effects of exercise therapy have been exaggerated.
Tai chi recommended to fight fibromyalgia
A study suggests the martial art has benefits similar to or greater than aerobic exercise.
Many back pain patients 'getting wrong care'
Experts are asking the medical profession to stop offering ineffective and potentially harmful treatments.
NHS pay: Unions agree deal for 1.3 million staff
Unions back a deal that gives NHS staff a minimum pay rise of more than 6% over three years.
Surgeon David Nott: Hack led to Syria air strike
David Nott had helped Syrian surgeons via the internet - weeks later, their hospital was destroyed.
Essex hospital exits special measures
However, inspectors conclude it still "requires improvement" in some areas.
Things people with chronic illness are sick of hearing
Rose and Alex have set up a project encouraging people to write and draw about their chronic illness. The best friends have drawn up a list of things they're sick of hearing.
IVF egg donor use rises sharply, HFEA figures show
Experts say it may be down to a greater awareness of egg donation and more donors coming forward.
Robotic dog in Dorset care home helps elderly residents
Biscuit the robotic dog responds to touch and speech to help people with dementia.
Alfie Dingley's medical cannabis petition handed to government
Alfie Dingley is six - his family want him to be able to use medical cannabis to manage his epilepsy.
Water bacteria probe extended to Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Four patients at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow are now being treated for infections.
Patient and medics tackle Sahara race for Air Ambulance
Medics and a former patient take on a gruelling Sahara race to raise funds for London Air Ambulance.
'My 3,000 calorie-a-day addiction to energy drinks rules my life'
Emma Forrest gets up five times a night to satisfy her cravings and stockpiles cans of the drinks.
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