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Council chiefs warn of £824m of savings despite an increase in the budget to over £20bn.

The special sticking plaster delivers a pain-free "do-it-yourself" dose of the vaccine into the skin.

Doctors warn the national programme of changes is being rushed through and is wasting money.

Make-up artist Natalie Crawford wants to help others after she lost her breasts, ovaries and hair.

The European Court rejects a plea from the parents of Charlie Gard to intervene in his case.

The British Medical Association has supported removing abortion from criminal law.

BBC1's Doctor in the House Rangan Chatterjee helps single mum La-Vern improve her lifestyle so she can avoid developing type 2 diabetes.

Oxford scientists are excited by the prospect of making a drug from a bug.

Cancer test results, child protection notes and medication advice were among notes left to pile up in a warehouse.

A suntan is a sign of skin damage, not glowing health, NHS England and the Met Office remind parents.

The former pharmaceutical chief denies operating a Ponzi-like scheme that cheated investors.

Glendon has a brain tumour - there are drugs that might extend his life but he must pay for them.

Hannah Barham-Brown feared her dreams of becoming a medic would be over after the NHS offered her an impractical wheelchair.

A case study has shown how magnetic implants in the eye can successfully control the movement of the eye.

Scientists at Oxford University begin a trial to pinpoint early tell-tale signs of dementia.

A group of women in NI say they have been left scarred after having vaginal mesh implants.

Researchers find 45 to 54-year-olds spend on average 7.8 hours per weekday sitting down.

Private patients expect the best treatment, but what happens if things go wrong?

Anyone who has taken "magic" or "pink champagne" should seek urgent medical attention, say police.

The mesh left one woman "screaming on all fours from the agonising pain".

Surgeons have warned the repair technique is leaving many patients in chronic pain.

One of Britain's most senior doctors claims ministers are "picking the pockets" of NHS staff.

Ammash, 4, has leukaemia and the funds for his treatment are running out.

Jen Bickel has endured several rounds of IVF and two ectopic pregnancies but she has not yet given up hope of having a baby.

There are an estimated 5,000 new cases of cholera in Yemen every day, with 200,000 people affected.

Stars including Midge Ure, Kim Wilde and Tony Hadley supported singer Kenny Thomas' appeal.

Clinical trials are due to begin in late 2018 with the aim of a full rollout two years later.

Gabriel, 4, gets distracted on set during a Victoria Derbyshire discussion on sickle cell disease.

The mother of a 10-year-old asthma victim calls for the condition to be taken more seriously.

Natalie Balmain has type 1 diabetes and says the clothes she has designed will help women manage the condition.

South America could be home to the next major threat to the world's health, researchers say.

A key part of reducing the number of Ebola deaths was ensuring safe burials, research says.

Among gay and bisexual men, new diagnoses have fallen for the first time in England.

Amelia Brome from Lancashire was diagnosed with cancer in January 2017.

The technique was tested on Barcelona footballers and their prized muscles.

The arrival of the machine means patients will no longer have to go abroad for proton beam therapy.

More must be done to protect young people from cosmetic procedure industry, a report says.

Fifteen years ago there was no such thing as palliative care - care for the dying - in Mongolia. Now there is, thanks to Odontuya Davaasuren.

Kym Field's son died hours after birth due to a failure by medical staff to monitor his heart rate.

Team find evidence the immune system is attacking the brain in Parkinson's.

Maddison Jackson died in 2013 at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital after delays.

Queen's Speech promises reform of social care, but stops short of spelling out how.

Breast implants make it trickier to run tests that can help spot a possible heart attack, a cardiologist says.

Nurses are calling for more pets and therapy-animals to help patients recover on wards.

Experts identify the actions needed by reviewing all recent baby deaths and injuries on UK maternity wards.

Amelia Martyn-Hemphill meets the man behind Thailand's safe sex revolution

They are more focused, intelligent and less bothered about fitting in, say scientists.

The hottest day is likely to be on Wednesday, forecasters have warned.

Nigel Ackland lost his arm in a factory accident in the UK, but now has one of the most sophisticated prosthetics in the world.

Kelsey Whitehead duped her employer into giving her more than £14,000 for her terminal cancer.