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Grilling and microwaving are the best ways to cook the fungi, a Spanish study says.

Doctors in the UK routinely lied to patients with disorders of sex development known as intersex conditions, the BBC finds.

An ex-minister says there is a "lottery" in the way councils use existing deferred payment schemes.

"I was made out of two tiny little cells in a little glass tube," says seven-year-old Hannah.

As part of the fight against mental health problems we have a very much underutilised tool - food.

Research on the role of the immune system in depression.

Essex police are looking into about 20 deaths, according to the mother of one of those who died.

Jeanette was 50 when she discovered the truth about her own body.

Ben Parker ran the Kesgrave course despite having suffered two strokes caused by a hole in his heart.

The World Health Organization is recruiting a boss. Hear from the three candidates for the top job in their own words.

The UK's first high-energy proton beam machine will offer treatments next year, the firm behind it says.

Standardised tobacco packaging rules come into force to try to put young people off smoking.

Renowned expert and author on compassion and happiness Matthieu Ricard, often called the ‘happiest man on earth', offers his five top tips for happiness.

An NHS regulator was advised against publishing performance data by the government.

Users are urged to check the devices' battery connections, which may not be working properly.

It's a year since the ban on so-called legal highs, but has making it illegal stopped people from using it?

ECT has recently been used in some countries as a treatment for children who severely self injure.

Users were asked to score social media platforms on issues including anxiety, loneliness, and body image.

The BBC last saw dementia-sufferer Andriani in 2014. Her deterioration has been rapid - while the costs to care for her rise.

Countess of Chester hospital recorded a "higher than usual" mortality rate.

A Twitter user called out the online retailer after seeing a pair of UK size 10 shorts listed as 'large'.

Lauren Sandell was 18 years old when she died from the disease, a few months after starting university.

Strength, balance and movement exercises help teenagers avoid injury, a study says.

Sixteen-year-old Davis Cripe died in the US after drinking caffeine too quickly.

What are the options for tackling antibiotic resistance?

Surgical leaders are calling for a stronger focus on patient safety in private hospitals.

Echopixel allows surgeons to view and interact with a patient's scans in 3D.

Jordan Bone is a top beauty vlogger with more than 200,000 YouTube subscribers.

People who miss out on sleep do appear less attractive to others, researchers have shown.

Researchers say being fat but medically fit does not protect people from heart disease.

Patients are no longer being diverted away from A&E units following the cyber attack, NHS bosses say.

The project could help those with brain or spinal injuries to receive sensory feedback.

European investigators are looking at claims that Aspen Pharma excessively increased the price of cancer drugs.

A coroner says the healthy 16-year-old drank several highly-caffeinated drinks too quickly.

UK nursing union the RCN says "reasonable adjustments" could be made to the job so they can work safely.

A new chair-based gymnastics exercise programme has significant benefits for those with dementia, says a new report.

More than 1.2 million adolescents died in 2015, with road injuries causing about one in 10 deaths.

The Royal College of Nursing voices concern over drops in school nurse and health visitor numbers.

Sperm is stopped in its tracks but there are no side-effects, scientists say.

DNA-testing kits for health and fitness are growing in popularity, but is it all hype?

It says it would set tougher A&E targets and upgrade IT, but the Tories say the plans are nonsense.

Jeremy Hunt says a lack of new attacks is "encouraging", but at least 16 hospital trusts are still affected.

The Health Secretary told the BBC that some parts of the NHS IT network were vulnerable.

Security Minister Ben Wallace says the government need to look into why not every NHS trust installed the software that would have protected them from the cyber-attack.

Hospitals in the capital, Sanaa, are overflowing with patients and scores of people have died.

Labour's Shadow Brexit Secretary accuses the Tories of using doctors and nurses as "bargaining chips".

The government says it set aside £50m for NHS cyber-security but Labour says protection contracts were not renewed.

The RCN says its members will be balloted on taking industrial action unless pay cap is lifted.

The NHS has been given about £50m to improve its computer systems, defence minister Michael Fallon says.

Computer experts warn a follow-up to the global ransomware outbreak could hit by Monday.