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Nearly 100 patients spent more than a year awaiting discharge; seven waited more than two years.
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More funding is needed to cope with rising visits to clinics, English councils warn.
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Researchers predict predict cases will rise from 36 million to 115 million by 2050.
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Kit Harington wants the government to fund six years' back pay for overnight carers.
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The actor urges the government to fund six years' back pay for overnight carers, amid fears services could close.
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Experts have suggested possible new treatments based on antimicrobial peptides.
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The Milton Keynes surgery struggles to retain doctors because of "abusive and demanding" patients.
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Charity warns children are severely malnourished in some of the areas worst hit by the disease.
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Gardening or learning an instrument are better ways to keep the brain sharp, a report says.
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Figures reveal a looming shortfall in the number of beds for elderly people in UK care homes.
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Deaf children give their advice about how you can help them understand better.
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In 1977 a state hospital near Paris began changing the way women gave birth.
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Here's how a condom, a catheter, and a syringe could stop women dying during childbirth.
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The UK has one of the lowest rates in Europe, and breastfeeding is "often stigmatised", doctors say.
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Research from Harvard University says "almost all" older people should take the cholesterol-lowering drugs.
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John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford plans to move to 52 beds from its trauma unit following a review of their buildings.
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New quicker approach to treatment cuts waiting times for surgery, and reduces cost to the NHS.
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Parents say Poppy, delivered at 25 weeks and weighing less than a pound, offers hope to others.
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Researchers say the UK should do more to stop women being forced to wear high heels at work.
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Not that there's anything wrong with them in the first place, but you have to see this artist's work.
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First babies to be vaccinated in eight weeks to protect against liver diseases.
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A mother says doctors blamed for her daughter's death have not apologised or faced sanction.
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As training bursaries end, Reality Check looks at the figures for NHS workers from overseas.
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Health chiefs say it would help tailor services to meet the needs of adults and children.
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One of Britain's biggest banks is launching a new support service for cancer patients
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The youngest person in Scotland with MND is recording her natural speech in readiness for the future.
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The Manchester Resilience Hub will help people directly affected including children and emergency responders.
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Nina Commons, 19, lets others with anorexia write to her for help.
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Finger-prick testing for new patients in high-risk areas is effective and can cut costs, a study says.
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More nurses, consultants and therapists will be among thousands recruited, says the health secretary.
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How a photo of the president's daughter led to a breastfeeding debate in Kyrgyzstan.
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Lee Kingsberry has cerebral palsy and says he wanted to give people a reason to stare at him.
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The baby's parents, who fought a court battle over his treatment, say they are "so proud of him".
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The 11-month-old baby has died. He had suffered from a rare genetic condition.
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The health regulator said it would hold itself to account over "openness and transparency".
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The ability to experience regret plays a "crucial role" in children's development, a study suggests.
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Wine can protect against the condition - but too much is still a bad thing, the research suggests.
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His mother says the couple have had "no control" over their son's life or death.
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Why Charlie's parents have decided to end their legal battle over their son's treatment.
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If no plan is agreed, he will be moved to a hospice and his life support withdrawn soon after.
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Research is being carried out into the genetic cause of lipoedema - a disease causing painful fat to build up in the legs. Hollie, 32, is having surgery to treat hers.
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An "overwhelmed" department led to delays in the overdose being recognised and treated, a report says.
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A rise in referrals without comparable extra funding is affecting vulnerable people, research finds.
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Experts are divided over whether people should always finish a course of antibiotics.
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Both sides are discussing arrangements for terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard's end of life care.
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Millie Osman, 22, was diagnosed with leukaemia aged two.
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Baby's parents want him allowed home, but hospital bosses say a hospice would be a better place.
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Annual eyesight screening for diabetics in Wales is having a major impact, new research shows.
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