|  | on  (#39H7J) The Welsh and Scottish health ministers want Jeremy Hunt to act to reduce neural tube defects in babies. | 
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|  | on  (#39HGY) Pete Hirst has bipolar disorder and was sectioned after a spell of psychosis. | 
|  | on  (#39H7M) The error was found when the baby's parents saw him move en route to the funeral in India. | 
|  | on  (#39FWJ) A gynaecologist from Brighton was the first doctor in the UK to enable a HIV-positive man to conceive a child who was HIV-free. | 
|  | on  (#39FWG) Many might think type 1 diabetes is a "disease of childhood", but new research has found it has similar prevalence in adults. | 
|  | on  (#39FPK) A national review is taking place after the failings were uncovered by the health watchdog. | 
|  | on  (#39FJX) Autism With Attitude (AWA) will be representing the UK at next year's European dance championships in Germany. | 
|  | on  (#39DFT) Charges after death and over-the-top upfront fees for self-funders highlighted by the markets watchdog. | 
|  | on  (#39GHS) Pioneering research helps children with Down's syndrome overcome vision problems - and wins an award. | 
|  | on  (#39DY5) The decision on liothyronine was part of a wider prescribing review by NHS England. | 
|  | on  (#39DHX) Two hospitals in Leicester and London are being allowed to continue to provide congenital heart surgery. | 
|  | on  (#39CP8) The cereals giant also plans to axe Ricicles and end on-pack promotions aimed at children on Frosties. | 
|  | on  (#39DFV) Lisa has put a sign outside asking neighbours not to phone the police if Ryan has a 'meltdown'. | 
|  | on  (#39DQY) The regulator has found many residential rehab clinics are not providing safe or good quality care. | 
|  | on  (#39CKP) A study shows more men with heart disease were prematurely bald or grey than had other characteristics. | 
|  | on  (#39CFT) Half the people on one study halved the number of migraines they had each month. | 
|  | on  (#39CJC) One man says the revelation split his family, while a woman says she is now closer to her mother because of it. | 
|  | on  (#39CP9) Could this vaginal ring help protect women from HIV in communities where men refuse to use condoms? | 
|  | on  (#39CCP) The TV presenter and author says families want a better education for their autistic children. | 
|  | on  (#39CFW) Buying pills online is not safe and they can cause serious health problems, experts say. | 
|  | on  (#39ANP) The government finds £350m to fund NHS services through winter in the Budget, but 11 times that amount for Brexit, says Emily Thornberry. | 
|  | on  (#39CCR) The health regulator formally notifies the health department there is a serious nursing shortage. | 
|  | on  (#399Z0) "Serious concerns" are raised over the filming of a TV documentary about stillbirths at a hospital. | 
|  | on  (#399TF) Cancer charity Tenovus has received funding to build a mobile unit that will travel to treat patients. | 
|  | on  (#399TH) Minimum alcohol pricing is "unprecedented" and "impossible to predict", warns a free market think-tank. | 
|  | on  (#397SA) Ireland's health minister signs a licence for a seven-year old from County Cork to access medicinal cannabis. | 
|  | on  (#3979E) Men will no longer require a GP's prescription to obtain the impotence drug, regulators have decided. | 
|  | on  (#397KB) Developing brain circuits shape how adolescents approach their goals, say US psychologists. | 
|  | on  (#397SC) Mothers say they feel too ashamed to ask for help when struggling with parenting. | 
|  | on  (#39735) Popular family TV programmes can include up to 12 "junk food" adverts per hour, a study finds. | 
|  | on  (#396XX) Mental health care for new mums has become a big topic of conversation in recent years. What's changed? | 
|  | on  (#396SG) Sally Bunkham did not initially recognise that she had postnatal depression. | 
|  | on  (#395S9) All unexpected baby deaths and serious injuries will be independently investigated in the future. | 
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	|  | on  (#396A1) BBC News NI investigation finds some staff are working 80-hour weeks, often without any breaks. | 
|  | on  (#396N8) The number of black kidney donors is the lowest it's been in five years. The race of the donor does make a difference - here's why. | 
|  | on  (#396A3) The family hoping the new film Wonder will challenge preconceptions about facial disfigurement. | 
|  | on  (#395S5) Stress, anxiety and depression can follow on from becoming a new mum, a survey by BBC 5 live reveals. | 
|  | on  (#395S7) Experts are unable to explain why the contagious disease is on the increase in England. | 
|  | on  (#394F5) The hackers will work in an operations centre that will look for threats before they hit hospitals. | 
|  | on  (#393DA) Plans to build new biotech research centres come as the government announces its industrial strategy. | 
|  | on  (#392N6) NHS bosses say children should be vaccinated, as they could put relatives at risk of getting the flu. | 
|  | on  (#392K4) How the search for a little blue cup has helped hundreds of children and changed one father's life. | 
|  | on  (#392HA) Implants can cut into the vagina - and some women have been left in permanent pain, unable to walk. | 
|  | on  (#3919W) Concerns about the tactics used by some protesters prompted the Home Office review. | 
|  | on  (#3919Y) The congenital heart disease surgery unit at Royal Brompton Hospital is earmarked for closure. | 
|  | on  (#390Y4) Staff working for NHS watchdogs facing the axe say they have been told not to embarrass the Welsh Government. | 
|  | on  (#3908E) Services to diagnose, treat and provide on-going care are failing patients across the spectrum of neurological disorders, according to a latest report | 
|  | on  (#38X49) Women in England and Wales are having 1.9 children on average, fewer than their mothers who had 2.2 children. | 
|  | on  (#38VZT) A woman was asked for ID over a mince pie - so how much alcohol is in the festive treats and are they OK for kids? |