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Guidance calls for councils in England to make it easier for elderly and disabled people to cross the road.

Potential foreign nursing recruits to the NHS say the current language test is too difficult.

Many female doctors in Pakistan drop out when they start a family. There's a new scheme to help them continue in practice by doing online video clinics on their laptops.

The payout - to a woman who developed ovarian cancer - is the largest award so far against the firm.

Ashbrooke Care Home is closed after an urgent inspection found failings that posed "serious risk to life".

Health officials did not follow procedures over sex assault complaints against a worker who later killed his neighbour.

The new test - which has a reduced risk of miscarriage - will be offered from next year.

Vicky Veness shared a photo of herself looking healthy that was taken just hours before she was diagnosed.

Tweeting abuse can be as "equally devastating" as shouting it, prosecutors are told.

A bacterial infection spread through the former England rugby player's body after he was bitten.

A group of artisans are working with amputees in an effort to make artificial limbs more personal.

Briar Hickenbottom-Marriott says she doesn't feel lonely any more after her dad's show of support.

A health clinic in Thailand is handing out masks to encourage more women to attend their cervical smear tests.

NHS Trusts demand the same 80% rebate granted to those private hospitals that register as charities.

The scientist backed the NHS in a speech that was critical of government policy and Jeremy Hunt.

Cambridge professor criticises health secretary and warns about role of private sector in the NHS.

These mums had traumatic births, and they want more to see more honesty about the toll it can take.

Michelle, who has multiple sclerosis, is going on a trek in the Lake District for the first time in more than 10 years.

The letters offer mums a chance to take a second for themselves.

Health officials target pizzas, burgers and ready meals to help tackle child obesity in government drive.

Longest serving NHS chief executive Sir Leonard Fenwick called it "an orchestrated witch hunt".

Theresa May says the UK's mental health services are "patchy" and has told Newsbeat she's going to review them.

Four years after children in a study took the oral treatment, 70% had no allergic reaction to peanuts.

A new screening test for bowel cancer in NI is on hold because there is no Stormont health minister.

Progress is made at the Shrewsbury and Telford trust but maternity services must improve, the CQC says.

School-leavers are being urged to be immunised against the highly aggressive strain.

More care homes are needed as an ageing population puts pressure on services, researchers suggest.

The total number of fatal overdoses was recorded at 867 in 2016 - nearly a quarter higher than 2015.

A "communication breakdown" meant 100 members of the Indian community were not allowed to give blood.

More than 200 patients have been infected, but none has died, Public Health England confirms.

A breakthrough could lead to easier, faster and cheaper vaccines.

Baby Ella was struggling to breathe after getting her neck caught on the umbilical cord during her birth.

The Scottish government hopes the initiative will help give every baby the best possible start in life.

Baby boxes containing essential items are to be delivered to new mothers across Scotland.

Even if medical tests don't show up any problems, being overweight is bad for the heart, experts say.

Marcus Hutchins was arrested earlier this month on a trip to cyber-security conferences in Las Vegas.

The overall caseload has declined since early July, but 5,000 people a day are still being infected.

People have higher life satisfaction if they feel emotions they desire - even if they are unpleasant.

Wendy Watson, who was awarded an MBE in 2012, has resigned as a charity trustee over the "error".

A Labour MSP says access to sanitary products should be a basic right for anyone who needs them.

Specialist doctors are to join Wales Air Ambulance crews to treat seriously injured patients faster.

Action for Children estimates 140,000 children referred to social services do not get the help they need.

Teacher Caroline Hope became infected while receiving cancer treatment in Turkey.

The mother of a woman who killed herself in prison speaks out against the prison system.

A blog on birth trauma is prompting women to share their own difficult experiences.

More than 600 children and teenagers are being treated for the condition in England and Wales, experts warn.

Actor, director and Grampy Rabbit in Peppa Pig, Brian Blessed reveals Four Things You Don't Know About Me

Flying with a wheelchair is hard enough - it's even harder when it's broken in transit.

Fifteen EU countries as well as Hong Kong and Switzerland are said to have received tainted eggs.

UK supermarkets have withdrawn several products which contain eggs, including sandwiches and salads.