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Derek Taylor, 90, wrote tips on tackling loneliness, which have now been been published.

A 17-year-old boy is charged with drugs offences after a 14-year-old boy was treated in hospital after taking half of a 'Darth Vader' tablet.

The number of patients placed in mixed-sex wards in England rises by almost 70% in the last year.

A teenager explains how loneliness made her want to take her own life.

Police and social services were baffled when an elderly man with an American accent was found lost on the streets of the streets of Hereford. Who was he?

Identical twins, thought to be among the most premature ever recorded in Britain, are described by their parents as "little miracles".

Dr Papadopulos explains what a culturally sensitive care robot might look like.

A National Geographic explorer has walked the country, electronically measuring his changing mood.

The crisis in care of the elderly might be partly solved by robots with a good bedside manner.

Urban explorer Daniel Raven-Ellison has been journeying across Britain's cities, tracking his emotional response using a brain scanner.

A transgender woman from Pennsylvania answers questions about her life and gives advice to others.

Some cancer drugs that are no longer under patent are rising in price when they should be falling.

A woman was kept alive with no lungs for six days while she waited for a transplant in April last year.

Virtual reality could be used to diagnose and treat visual vertigo, according to a team of Cardiff University scientists.

Girl Power needs to start young - with storybooks - to challenge the assumption that boys are smarter, an education expert says.

Surgeons hit out at the cost-cutting move, which health chiefs say will save around £2m a year.

The number of overweight or obese people in France is below the EU average but is on the rise.

"With the palm of my hand I felt my eyeball on the side of my face," Akil Mitchell says.

"Disheartening" results suggest children's future careers could be affected, according to US researchers.

Embryos that are about 0.001% human could lead to human organs being grown in animals.

A former NHS equality boss faces jail for swindling £11,000 by diverting funds to her husband.

A Swedish midwife who refuses to carry out abortions sues a health authority for not employing her.

A mother accused of buying abortion pills online is granted leave to seek a Judicial Review into a decision to prosecute her.

Ambulance crews are finding it "increasingly difficult to cope" with rising demand, an audit in England finds.

Diane Munday, 80, had an abortion back at a time when gin and knitting needles could be used by backstreet abortionists - and were sometimes fatal.

Poverty is at the root of many child health problems in the UK, a major study has found.

It is eight months since the UK government banned the drugs that were known as "legal highs". Benjamin Zand reports.

Caitlyn Thompson and Tamika Kyd have the same rare genetic disorder, recently discovered by Sanger Institute scientists.

Critics say chocolate should not be linked with healthy lifestyles in a joint drive with the Premier League.

A small group of GPs have put forward plans to allow surgeries to charge patients for minor procedures.

A campaign for Wales' organ donation laws to be adopted in England is launched by a mother whose daughter needed a transplant.

Drug addicted babies are being cuddled by specially recruited hospital volunteers.

Nearly one in 10 British women finds sex painful, according to a large study.

From being "best woman" at his wedding to donating a kidney - what one woman is doing for her best friend.

People with neurotic tendencies have differently shaped brains to people who are more open-minded, research suggests.

A look at why a photo of Mr Trump and a group of men making an abortion ruling has gone viral.

The man, who was eventually evicted from his bed, says the hospital made it impossible to leave.

Fertility couple left "devastated" when the father's name was left off birth certificates wins High Court ruling.

Hanne Gaby Odiele reveals she was born with undescended testicles, saying it is "not a big deal".

Two million doses of yellow fever vaccine are sent to Minas Gerais state after a rise in cases.

Banks must offer simple account options to help those with mental health conditions, a think tank says.

Alert raised after patients from UK, Canada and Australia develop complications following kidney transplants.

A British mum who lives in Amsterdam and an Asian-American are sharing their insights in a book called The Happiest Kids in the World.

Doctors in Newcastle say research could see patients with a form of leukaemia live significantly longer.

Doctors in Sheffield are pioneering the use of a compact neonatal MRI scanner, one of only two in the world.

A "very high" pollution warning is issued for London for the first time under a new alert system.

The parents of the UK's youngest organ donor want to meet the woman whose life their baby daughter saved.

Families of children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy urge health trust to explain why they are denied access to 'potentially life-changing' drug.

Developers launch a new app to help pregnant women get a seat on public transport while commuting.