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The Department of Health is coming under pressure to issue more guidance on the practice.
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Charging for hospital car parking could also help raise cash, the health department suggests.
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Lashing out violently while asleep because of certain dreams can be a warning of other brain disorders.
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One woman faces bankruptcy after amassing a £20,000 debt raising her grandchildren.
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There are fears the unregulated practice could spread infection and viruses such as HIV and hepatitis.
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Unlocking our genetic code has helped personalised treatments become the new normal.
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Rates fell for both men and women, although men still account for three-quarters of cases.
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There are concerns a new method of disposing of the dead could allow human remains to enter waterways.
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Wales' chief medical officer says it could also help stop the spread of flu in the community.
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British heart doctors are warning that thousands of people who misuse anabolic steroids are putting themselves at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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People would rather talk to their colleagues about sex and money worries than mental health problems, says survey.
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British heart doctors are warning that thousands of people who misuse anabolic steroids are putting themselves at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was the first woman to qualify in Britain as a doctor.
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Dr Sara Kayat gives us her top tips for telling a partner or ex you have an STI.
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Public Health England launches a new campaign to get more people thinking about using condoms.
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Four Seasons Health Care, which looks after 17,000 elderly residents, has secured its future for now.
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The ex-VP offers words of advice on the senator's cancer during an emotional TV talk show encounter.
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Most NHS trusts in England will publish information on deaths caused by failings in patient care by 2018.
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If your wine was served in a smaller glass, would you drink less of it?
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Doctors use gene therapy to correct the defect that causes haemophilia A.
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Simon Bramhall admits marking his initials on the livers of two transplant patients.
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From weight worries to smoking and drinking, the annual Health Survey for England provides a revealing insight into lifestyles.
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The blood cancer specialist used a spy pen to take pictures of his victims and was jailed for 22 years.
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Sex vlogger Hannah Witton asks why there isn't more safe sex on TV and whether it matters.
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England's chief nurse urges people to look out for family, friends and neighbours to help save lives.
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Natalie Toper tells her story of why she wears a stoma and how it has affected her daily life.
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The new tobacco products are safer than cigarettes but not risk-free, say UK experts.
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A study suggests that offering shopping vouchers can increase breastfeeding among new mothers.
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The UN's drugs agency warns smuggling of the opioid tramadol, used by Boko Haram, must be stopped.
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