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Researchers say the test will help doctors identify which patients arriving in hospital need more intensive treatment.

The mother of a teenager who took her own life said her daughter was let down by the system.

The island is one of the global hotspots most prone to the deadly disease.

One of acid attacker Arthur Collins's victims recalls agony and pandemonium on her birthday night out.

Thousands of out-of-hours GP shifts in the western area are going unfilled, the BBC has learnt.

Plans to open a major trauma centre in Cardiff are put to public consultation.

Stirling University scientists call for more studies looking into dementia links following an Alan Shearer documentary.

"Postnatal confinement" is said to be widespread among the UK's Chinese community.

Sudden cardiac arrest is linked to sexual activity far more often in men than women, a study finds.

The Scottish government hopes the proposed contract will also make it easier to run practices.

Children with life-limiting illnesses are being denied out of hours care, according to a new report.

Britain's obesity rates rising faster than any other developed nation, with 63% of UK adults overweight.

Luis Manuel, from Mexico, is 10 months old and weighs 28kg.

Harriet Nicol,16, from Billericay, Essex, took her life earlier this year.

When you work with people who are dying, what do you find out?

Many parents are unaware of this vitamin supplement advice, a study finds.

Doctors say giving further intensive care treatment to Isaiah Hasstrup is not in his best interests.

A doctor who circumcised a boy without his mother's consent will not be prosecuted.

Vicky Forster beat leukaemia as a child. Now she works as a scientist, trying to change the lives of children with the same disease.

Blood vending machines are in operation the US and London, but it is a first for Northern Ireland.

Since 2008, the HPV vaccine has been offered to girls aged 11 to 13 and reported HPV cases have fallen.

Bashir Aziz used to hide his skin because he was told he looked like a zebra and a cow, now he's modelling his vitiligo to the world.

Extending treatment with hormone therapy could reduce the risk of it recurring.

Dan Keeley, who has bipolar disorder, completed the gruelling 1,250 mile run in aid of a charity.

Developers are using virtual reality to try and find ways of easing the stress on mental health services.

As mental health problems increase, could virtual-reality programmes help with the demand for treatment?

An average 11-day difference in recovery rates for burns may be explained by the body clock, a study says.

Women are twice as likely to suffer serious blood loss and severe tears during childbirth in some hospitals, an audit of maternity services found.

When Jennifer Brea got ME she began to interview fellow patients all over the world - from her bed.

A child has been given a new genetically modified skin that covers 80% of his body, in a series of lifesaving operations.

NHS England head Simon Stevens said the public would want to see Leave campaign promises honoured.

Human tissue was kept longer than necessary after post-mortem examinations at Wales' biggest hospital.

NHS England's Simon Stevens says the service needs the money that was promised in the referendum.

New research shows thousands of people with stage 4 cancer in England are living for two years or more.

Heading off racial confusion, an NHS Twitter account breaks out the gifs in appeal for more black donors.

Bunny Suicides cartoonist thought his chronic pain would mean he'd have to quit drawing.

A hospital's plans to create an emergency department for the elderly is welcomed by Age UK.

There have been small but significant improvements in people's happiness in the last year, say UK officials.

Chris Carter's motorsport dream has moved a step closer after he completed a testing session.

The average age of a first-time mother has risen from 24 to 28, new statistics suggest.

The survey by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service shows a majority back dedicated "buffer zones".

Demand for services is outstripping the rise in the number of people employed by the health service in England.

People with the disease give off a distinctive "breath-print" that could aid rapid diagnosis, say experts.

Girls are half as likely as boys to be physically active - and lack of confidence is to blame.

Doctors say black and Asian patients are needlessly dying while waiting for organ transplants because of a severe shortage of ethnic minority donors in the UK.

Meeting the patients of a MSF-run hospital in Jordan.

Jeanette Charity was found dead by paramedics having suffered a heart attack, an inquest hears.

A woman who later died should have had her 999 call classed as more urgent, an inquest hears.

Police warn of a "worrying upward trend" and call for social networks to remove images faster.

Trials will take place in London where 3.5 million patients will be able to have video consultations via smartphone.