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For the first time in 10 years, global malaria cases are no longer falling, and experts are worried.

MPs say it is "alarming" plans to improve cyber-security after the Wannacry attack have not been agreed.

The monthly injection could be approved for NHS use by next year, experts hope.

Tom Evans and Kate James have again asked for their terminally ill son's life support not to be ended.

England's most senior doctor is told to urgently respond to new data on vaginal mesh surgeries.

The family of mother-of-two Denise Davies agrees a settlement after her death in hospital in 2013.

The first person in the world to receive two facial transplants is recovering in a Paris hospital.

Jérôme Hamon is the first patient to have two facial transplants and says he is doing well.

Is the fusion of biology and technology speeding us towards a synthetic future?

Many families of children with ADHD are offered no training to help them manage their child's condition.

Reece Sinclair was diagnosed with ADHD when he was seven years old.

Judges said they were "dismayed" by reports of protests outside the hospital treating Alfie Evans.

Women from European descent are twice as likely to be naturally blonde as men, a new study suggests.

Dr Luke Ong is five months from qualifying as a GP but missed an immigration deadline by 18 days.

An organ transplant is described as being "like having your appendix out" by a woman who donated to her father.

Doctors say they are perplexed by a "worsening epidemic" in the state of Victoria.

A study treating depressed patients with the drug via a nasal spray saw "significant improvements".

The images are intended to start conversations about the difficulties nursing mothers can face.

Edinburgh University found the drugs may also affect the fertility of future generations, by leaving marks on DNA.

Who will care for the soaring number of elderly Americans? One place has found a creative answer.

Genes are found that cause a heart disease that kills 50% of victims within five years.

How analysing faeces could unlock the secrets of good health.

Frances Carroll needed sticks to walk any distance when she was a size 22. Now she's a fitness instructor.

People who drink more than 18 drinks a week could live four to five years less as a result, a study says.

Researchers warn of suicide rates among students rising above the rest of their age group.

Jess Laughton has faced a long battle to have her left leg removed - something she wanted because of her chronic pain.

A total of 45 games were nominated at Thursday night's Bafta Games Awards in London.

Amanda was 11 years old when she started experiencing symptoms of early menopause.

A BBC analysis has identified the services with the worst waiting times as performance slumps to record low.

Night owls are 10% more likely to have premature deaths than early risers, a study says.

A surrogate mother gave birth as the biological parents had frozen embryos before they died in a car crash.

One campaigner says a 100m "buffer zone" at a London abortion clinic will not be a deterrent.

A study in mice found that physical and mental exercise in adults improved offspring's learning ability.

It's like 'falling down the rabbit hole of endless what ifs' says one sufferer in a candid online debate

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.