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Helen has been part of a study into the use of ketamine to treat people whose depression hasn't responded to other treatment.

Half of the deaths come in just four countries - China, India, the US and Russia, the report says.

Doctors running a trial believe tens of thousands could be helped by the illegal party drug.

Inspectors reprimand online prescribing services for compromising patient safety.

A Kent hospital prepares for a staffing crisis as locums face a drop in pay after tax changes.

In April 1987, Princess Diana opened the UK’s first purpose built HIV/Aids unit. John O’Reilly was a nurse on the ward at the time.

Long-term use of antibiotics could be linked to growths in the bowel that sometimes turn cancerous.

The news that millions of us are physically inactive has led some to ask if employers hold the answers.

Researchers find a 90% reduction in the number of women infected with human papilloma virus since 2008.

More than £400,000 is raised for 12-year-old Ollie Gardiner, who is undergoing pioneering treatment for a brain tumour.

A University of Edinburgh study says working in hot temperatures increases the risk of heart attack.

Researchers in Japan have developed electronic skin with an organic circuit that can be worn on the human body.

Actor Richard Mylan and son, Jaco, 11, visit Cardiff Market at closing time more than 500 times.

A campaign to attract more doctors to work as GPs in Wales is starting to work, new figures suggest.

Research links the heat faced by firefighters with a greater risk of suffering a heart attack.

Life's Director of Education Anne Scanlon defends the receipt of a £250,000 government grant as Labour MP Paula Sheriff questions it.

BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire removes the wig she has worn for 16 months following chemotherapy.

They are risking their health by failing to do enough exercise, says the British Heart Foundation.

How software is turning 2D X-rays into 3D models to help orthopaedic surgeons plan surgeries.

Former Coronation Street actor Ian Puleston-Davies discusses the symptoms of his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

As a new survey reveals that millions of Britons are physically inactive, BBC News talks to Harriet Mulvaney who had a heart attack when she was 44.

Eleven councils in England are now offering council tax relief to adults under the age of 25 if they lived in care as children. The Victoria Derbyshire programme's Ashley John-Baptiste lived in care from two until he was 18.

MPs criticise £250,000 grant raised from VAT charged on sanitary products.

New book, Small World, celebrates 30 years of snapping little people.

A hospice in south London is using virtual reality to help patients tick off their bucket lists.

Cancer care and A&E to be prioritised as health service leader in England says something has to give.

The chief of NHS England says the service will do more but under constrained circumstances

A new scheme is offering boxing and 'chair-obics' to those who want to fight off chronic illnesses.

Surgeons say they tried to warn of dangerous delays to emergency surgery at a children's hospital.

Dr Hannah Ryan has been suspended for a month after misleading health experts over an Ebola nurse's temperature.

The death of a much-loved 20-month-old boy has left his family in trauma.

Researchers hope the technology could stop the emergence of bacteria that are resistant to the drugs.

The 67-year-old, who has terminal motor neurone disease, says he will appeal against the ruling.

Paramedic Dan Farnworth felt unable to talk about his mental health problems, caused by a 999 call.

The nightly photographs have become a "routine" that the little girl's parents look forward to.

The guidelines for everyday foods are aimed at helping to reduce childhood obesity.

Why do pets get prescribed Viagra, and how can you tell if your dog has diabetes?

The doctor denies poisoning seven patients - two of whom died - between 2008 and 2017.

According to a new survey, nearly half of British dog and cat owners let their animals sleep on their bed.

Paralysed man says he is "wowed" after implants allow him to regain control of his right arm.

The World Health Organization says cases are climbing where immunisation coverage has dropped.

Callie Blackwell said she was terrified of her teenage son "dying in pain".

Doctors could also be told to stop prescribing gluten-free food, cold remedies and some painkillers.

Doctors have been using the 1980s video game in a UK emergency department.

The disease has infected more than 1,000 people in one of the worst outbreaks for years.

Deborah was feeling "under the weather" for about a year, before being diagnosed with bowel cancer.

UCLH's chief medical officer explains new cancer diagnosis tools

How a rescue dog is helping people to get out of hospital more quickly.

The tool will calculate the risk of the disease based on blood tests, symptoms and a GP's advice.

US beauty queen Victoria Graham has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) but isn't afraid to show her scars.