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People are waiting 15 days on average to receive treatment after leaving hospital, a survey finds.

Richard Handley had 10kg of faeces removed from his digestive system shortly before he died.

Zoe Schofield, who lives with Asperger's syndrome and chronic pain, stars in Lucy Rose's latest video.

Police officers are waiting for a suspected drug dealer to go to the loo. But what's it doing to his insides?

Lucas Warren is the first baby with Down's syndrome to be selected as a Gerber model.

An ambulance service said there were 445 handover delays, but the hospital said there were 36.

Warning comes as figures show January was one of the worst months on record for A&Es in England.

A study of six and seven-year-olds found no benefits to diet, activity levels or weight status.

Former teenage mothers says revised sex education must cover issues such as saying 'no' and date-rape drugs.

Infants in a trial put on more weight and parents suffered less stress than families not involved.

The National Audit Office says the problem is making it difficult to provide care to frail elderly and disabled people.

There were 10% more US suicides than expected in the five months after the actor's death.

Study slowed breast cancer spread by blocking the nutrient asparagine.

Senior leadership team at Liverpool Community Health was out of its depth, a review finds

Researchers investigate the creative and confusing moments between waking and sleeping.

Almost half of units offering NHS or publicly funded detox have closed, despite high demand, the BBC finds.

31-year-old Rochelle blogs to try and help other young people who have lost a loved one.

Accrington Stanley striker Billy Kee speaks openly to BBC Sport about his struggle with severe anxiety and depression.

A grandfather faced delays for chemotherapy - only to find out his condition had become terminal.

A grandfather who faced delays for chemotherapy is told his condition is terminal.

An Egyptian doctor recruited by the NHS in 2016 has had an application for her three-year-old daughter to come to the UK rejected.

Nearly 70 care homes took part in the trial, which found reduced anger and agitation in participants.

Daniel Radcliffe surprised staff with a message of thanks for the "incredible" work they do.

Experts say the vaccine being recommended should offer better protection to elderly people.

The NCSC has brought down the UK's share of global phishing attacks by securing government systems.

It will be "challenging" to open the new Royal Liverpool Hospital in 2018, its chief executive says.

More than a thousand private guards are withdrawn at Pyeongchang as 41 suffer vomiting and diarrhoea.

It comes after case of doctor struck off after death of six-year-old that has shaken medical profession.

Scientists say the discovery could herald a whole new way to treat and prevent cancer in future.

Airlines are stopping hedgehogs and turkeys being brought on board, after 76,000 requests for 'emotional support pets'.

Bobby Clay reveals how over-training led her to develop osteoporosis but she's now back running.

Caroline Richards was just 34 when she was diagnosed, and is now raising awareness of the symptoms.

A review into e-cigarettes found they were far safer than smoking, Public Health England says.

When Simon Cox was first diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL), he feared the worst. But now there are promising developments.

His wife was told to stop calling 999 despite her husband's worsening condition.

The US National Institutes of Health is exploring the relationship between music and the brain.

The UK government hits back, saying "all get care no matter the size of their bank balance".

The trust in charge of four of Manchester's main hospitals says the water supply has been restored.

Baby Nevaeh Stewart died at Montrose Royal Infirmary's community midwife unit in September 2012.

England is following Scotland and Wales, who have already introduced vaccination programmes for men.

The painkiller that's being taken to get a high, and has killed 112 people in the UK since 2016.

A watchdog backs Carwyn Jones' criticism of the PM's use of health data for England and Wales.

Study advises women with severe pre-eclampsia to monitor their blood pressure for a year post birth.

A panel of health experts suggests replacing the National Insurance levy with a ring-fenced tax.

Prof David Healy questions why children are being given antidepressants when results are so poor.

One beautician was secretly filmed by BBC London using illegal levels of hydrogen peroxide.

Why some feminists and trans activists are clashing over the way people legally change gender.

We often expect the worst, but there are some reasons to be cheerful.

Kirsty, 16, has tried to take her own life but says she has found an escape at a boxing gym.

Tanyalee Davis is 3ft 6in (109cm) tall because of a bone disorder and is taunted in the street.