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Swansea Uni trial to reduce breast cancer hot flushes
Scientists will investigate how behavioural therapy could help control difficult side effects.
'Girls say they hate their vaginas'
Girls as young as nine want surgery on their vagina because they are upset by its appearance, the Victoria Derbyshire show is told.
Older male partners 'lower chances of IVF baby success'
The man's age, not just the woman's, has an impact on IVF success rates, say researchers.
Why Bulgaria is training UK doctors
Zarina Brady explains why she and others from the UK are heading to Bulgaria to study medicine.
Charlie Gard parents given more time to say goodbye to terminally ill son
Great Ormond Street Hospital says it is working on plans for terminally ill Charlie Gard's care.
Career dream
Trainee doctors head for Central and Eastern Europe to study, lured by high standards and lower costs.
Organs needed
With Scotland set to join Wales in having an "opt-out" system for organ donation, why are England and Northern Ireland not following suit?
One $100m grant, eight life-changing ideas: Which would you choose?
The John and Catherine MacArthur Foundation is awarding a huge grant for a project which will make "real and measurable progress in solving a critical problem of our time".
Charlie Gard: Life support to be turned off, parents say
His parents criticise doctors for not allowing them to bring the 10-month-old home to die.
No-show women at cervical screening 'unaware of test'
Creative campaigns are needed to reach some groups of young women, researchers say.
'Ban parents from leaving engines on', says guidance
Doctors want an end to leaving the car running at the school gates.
Northern Ireland women to get free abortions in England
Ministers make concession ahead of threatened Commons rebellion over Queen's Speech.
A mum on having electric shock therapy while pregnant
Tania Gergeln had ECT for severe bipolar disorder while pregnant with her second daughter.
The defibrillator drone that can beat ambulance times
Drones could reach people suffering cardiac arrest faster than ambulances, according to a new trial.
Should the long-term ill have free prescriptions?
Campaigners say too many people cannot afford their regular medication and should have free prescriptions.
Italian father in passionate vaccines plea to Veneto governor
Falling vaccine rates are a "mortal danger to my daughter", a father warns an Italian regional leader.
Kettering General Hospital 'filtered' data to remove waiting list patients
Kettering General Hospital says its historical data management was "well-intended, if misguided".
Vulnerable told to expect cuts to council care
Council chiefs warn of £824m of savings despite an increase in the budget to over £20bn.
Painless flu jab patch for people scared of injections
The special sticking plaster delivers a pain-free "do-it-yourself" dose of the vaccine into the skin.
A&E cuts will hit 23m people, British Medical Association says
Doctors warn the national programme of changes is being rushed through and is wasting money.
Make-up artist offers free makeovers to cancer patients
Make-up artist Natalie Crawford wants to help others after she lost her breasts, ovaries and hair.
Charlie Gard parents lose European court appeal
The European Court rejects a plea from the parents of Charlie Gard to intervene in his case.
Abortion should not be crime, says doctors' union
The British Medical Association has supported removing abortion from criminal law.
Making changes
BBC1's Doctor in the House Rangan Chatterjee helps single mum La-Vern improve her lifestyle so she can avoid developing type 2 diabetes.
Tick saliva 'gold mine' blocks killer heart condition
Oxford scientists are excited by the prospect of making a drug from a bug.
Over 1,700 patients at risk in 'colossal' NHS mail blunder
Cancer test results, child protection notes and medication advice were among notes left to pile up in a warehouse.
Suntans on children 'are not healthy'
A suntan is a sign of skin damage, not glowing health, NHS England and the Met Office remind parents.
'Pharma bro' Martin Shkreli fraud trial opens in New York
The former pharmaceutical chief denies operating a Ponzi-like scheme that cheated investors.
Why NHS can't pay for all Glendon's drugs
Glendon has a brain tumour - there are drugs that might extend his life but he must pay for them.
'I crowdfunded my wheelchair'
Hannah Barham-Brown feared her dreams of becoming a medic would be over after the NHS offered her an impractical wheelchair.
Magnets used to control flickering eyes
A case study has shown how magnetic implants in the eye can successfully control the movement of the eye.
Deep delve
Scientists at Oxford University begin a trial to pinpoint early tell-tale signs of dementia.
Women left 'scarred' after vaginal mesh implants
A group of women in NI say they have been left scarred after having vaginal mesh implants.
Middle-aged workers 'spend more time sitting than pensioners'
Researchers find 45 to 54-year-olds spend on average 7.8 hours per weekday sitting down.
Wait for justice
Private patients expect the best treatment, but what happens if things go wrong?
Seven hospitalised amid Oldham drug warning
Anyone who has taken "magic" or "pink champagne" should seek urgent medical attention, say police.
NHS hernia mesh repairs 'leaving patients in chronic pain'
The mesh left one woman "screaming on all fours from the agonising pain".
NHS hernia mesh felt like 'scratching from inside'
Surgeons have warned the repair technique is leaving many patients in chronic pain.
BMA chief: NHS is 'running on fumes'
One of Britain's most senior doctors claims ministers are "picking the pockets" of NHS staff.
How Syrian refugees battle against cancer
Ammash, 4, has leukaemia and the funds for his treatment are running out.
10 miscarriages, still trying
Jen Bickel has endured several rounds of IVF and two ectopic pregnancies but she has not yet given up hope of having a baby.
Yemen faces world's worst cholera outbreak - UN
There are an estimated 5,000 new cases of cholera in Yemen every day, with 200,000 people affected.
Midge Ure and Tony Hadley back Kenny Thomas daughter appeal
Stars including Midge Ure, Kim Wilde and Tony Hadley supported singer Kenny Thomas' appeal.
UK's first heart pump targets 2018 clinical trial
Clinical trials are due to begin in late 2018 with the aim of a full rollout two years later.
Kid, 4, steals show during sickle cell Derbyshire chat
Gabriel, 4, gets distracted on set during a Victoria Derbyshire discussion on sickle cell disease.
'Asthma is a killer - it took away my miracle daughter'
The mother of a 10-year-old asthma victim calls for the condition to be taken more seriously.
Meet the designer making clothes for diabetic women
Natalie Balmain has type 1 diabetes and says the clothes she has designed will help women manage the condition.
Danger map reveals health threat zone
South America could be home to the next major threat to the world's health, researchers say.
Ebola virus burial teams may have 'saved thousands of lives'
A key part of reducing the number of Ebola deaths was ensuring safe burials, research says.
'Remarkable' drop in new HIV cases among men
Among gay and bisexual men, new diagnoses have fallen for the first time in England.
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