|  | on  (#3BF9M) If speculation based on the recent flu outbreak in Australia is to be believed, then yes - but what do scientists say? | 
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|  | on  (#3BE96) Jasmin Legg has thanked the 999 call handler who helped save her four-week-old son's life. | 
|  | on  (#3BDEJ) Sam Kyme wanted a new life for her boys with her sister's family in Australia after her death. | 
|  | on  (#3BDD2) An electronic "scoreboard" can now track any sudden changes in patients' health at a Welsh hospital. | 
|  | on  (#3BD9W) A charity wants to "normalise" testing and reduce the stigma of getting checked out. | 
|  | on  (#3BD9Y) A teenager is reaching out to young people struggling with depression over the festive period. | 
|  | on  (#3BCHC) But Public Health England is urging more people in their 70s to get their free injection. | 
|  | on  (#3BDA0) An Oxford firm has developed a device to sequence the genome of malaria parasites to help doctors detect the strain they're dealing with. | 
|  | on  (#3BB65) Bosses say the move is needed to prepare for the early January spike in demand, but surgeons complain of short notice. | 
|  | on  (#3BAEJ) Kaci Sullivan's second child came after he began to transition and start living as a man. | 
|  | on  (#3BACX) Tina Gibson's daughter was born from an embryo that had been frozen for nearly 25 years. | 
|  | on  (#3BACZ) Neil Seviour managed to save his father's life after performing CPR he'd seen demonstrated on TV. | 
|  | on  (#3B9JS) Singers at free weekly workshops in Norfolk say they are given a sense of belonging. | 
|  | on  (#3B9CM) Life-threatening complications missed - and babies dead or brain-damaged among worst cases. | 
|  | on  (#3B8JG) How scientists are working to keep us healthier, for longer. | 
|  | on  (#3B9Z8) Patients battling eating disorders in Northern Ireland often have to leave the country for treatment. | 
|  | on  (#3B7ZV) People battling an eating disorder in Northern Ireland face having to travel hundreds of miles to get treatment. | 
|  | on  (#3B890) US mother who gave birth to the child was herself only one year old when the baby was conceived. | 
|  | on  (#3B7C4) Scientists can apply to make lethal strains of illnesses despite fear of accidental outbreaks. | 
|  | on  (#3B551) "This is the worst Christmas that we will ever have," said Audrey Goodine, 89. | 
|  | on  (#3B6B5) Cancer was the UK's most searched for health issue, Google Trend data for 2017 reveals. | 
|  | on  (#3B6ZV) When David Shutts was treated for advanced kidney cancer nothing hurt him more than being jobless - so he decided to do something about it. | 
|  | on  (#3B7H7) A couple whose son spent his first Christmas in hospital are giving presents to premature babies. | 
|  | on  (#3B5XP) More children and young people are calling helplines about suicidal feelings, charities say. | 
|  | on  (#3B62E) A Scottish government pilot project is helping women who can't afford sanitary products. | 
|  | on  (#3B5BG) People over the age of 80 give their take on how to age the right way. | 
|  | on  (#3B6X5) A woman returns to the hospital that saved her life 25 years ago with an unusual gift. | 
|  | on  (#3B4YB) Government officials have apologised for using a discredited report into the contaminated blood products scandal, the BBC can reveal. | 
|  | on  (#3B51R) Hayley Martin's unborn daughter has no kidneys as a result of a fatal rare genetic disease. | 
|  | on  (#3B4YD) The Department of Health is coming under pressure to issue more guidance on the practice. | 
|  | on  (#3B553) Firefighter Alex Hume gave his daughter a kidney, after years of being deemed incompatible. | 
|  | on  (#3B40Q) How a groundbreaking kidney transplant procedure changed the lives of a father and daughter. | 
|  | on  (#3B3RJ) Charging for hospital car parking could also help raise cash, the health department suggests. | 
|  | on  (#3B3BP) Researchers claim ginkgo biloba may help the brain recover after a stroke but experts say the evidence is far too weak. | 
|  | on  (#3B3NT) Whistleblowers tell BBC News prisoners have died and others injured due to poor care. | 
|  | on  (#3B3J7) There may not be enough doctors to treat increasing number of patients, the official regulator warns. | 
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|  | on  (#3B3PZ) One woman faces bankruptcy after amassing a £20,000 debt raising her grandchildren. | 
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|  | on  (#3B3VG) Unlocking our genetic code has helped personalised treatments become the new normal. | 
|  | on  (#3B2XB) When Dawn May was diagnosed with the disease she wanted to teach her new grandson about it. | 
|  | on  (#3B2RF) Irene Obera, 84, is one of a growing number of so-called 'superagers', who are living long and healthy lives. | 
|  | on  (#3B103) Rates fell for both men and women, although men still account for three-quarters of cases. | 
|  | on  (#3B0TG) There are concerns a new method of disposing of the dead could allow human remains to enter waterways. | 
|  | on  (#3B0KS) Wales' chief medical officer says it could also help stop the spread of flu in the community. | 
|  | on  (#3B0KV) From car crashes to crime scenes to home births, it's all in a busy night's work for ambulance service crews. | 
|  | on  (#3B0G1) British heart doctors are warning that thousands of people who misuse anabolic steroids are putting themselves at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes. | 
|  | on  (#3B0KX) Hannah Evans has to travel to London for treatment as there are no specialists in Wales. |