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A US woman says she developed ovarian cancer after 40 years using Johnson & Johnson talcum powder.
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Researchers hope a new project will provide relief for sufferers of cluster headaches.
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The Conservatives promise to hold an inquiry into Ian Paterson's "shocking" malpractice, if re-elected.
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The payments were made after errors led to babies being born with brain injuries, the BBC learns.
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Simon, one of an increasing number of men suffering from anorexia, explains why he is frightened of eating.
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It's hoped that it could help change the lives of thousands of people who use upper limb prosthetics.
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The Royal College of GPs tells Newsbeat that students with mental health problems should receive free prescriptions.
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Researchers discover certain drugs do not work for men with a particular type of gene.
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Most Italian doctors refuse to carry out abortions, and in the region of Molise there's only one non-objector.
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The hand is programmed to react within milliseconds and perform four different "grasps".
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The bodies of female shop mannequins are "unrealistic", a new study suggests, and humans that size would be "considered medically unhealthy".
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Can eating two kiwi fruit an hour before bed really help you get enough sleep?
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The plans are being financially driven, warns the party in its latest NHS election promise.
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Pippa McManus, 15, stepped in front of a train five days after leaving The Priory hospital.
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What can be done with the remaining embryos leftover after IVF treatment.
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NHS bosses insist the risk is low but will offer testing to 400 patients treated by the locum.
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Ex-soldier James Morris is thought to have spent longer in a single NHS hospital than anyone else.
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Nine-month-old Charlie Gard's parents say they were "devastated" by decision to withdraw life support.
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But the number of people with diabetes is increasing, with 1,400 people under 19 having the disease.
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Dave Solomon crosses the finish line of a half marathon in three hours and 14 minutes.
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The £1m pilot scheme will encourage women to cut their risk by losing weight and taking more exercise.
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Rather than languishing on a waiting list for an organ transplant, some people are seeking help on the internet.
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His documents say Mbah Ghoto was born in 1870 - which would make him the longest living human ever.
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The Channel 4 news presenter tells BBC Radio 5 live it was her "duty" to discuss her termination.
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It may be because of higher levels of a blood-clotting protein in A, B and AB blood groups.
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Charlie started losing his sight aged four, leaving him only able to see close-up. Goggle footage - GiveVision.
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Katie Falkenberg's photo feature on mothers caring for children damaged by the Zika virus in Brazil was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2017.
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Surgeon Ian Paterson was convicted of intentionally wounding patients with unnecessary operations.
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Parents of disabled children are often positive about the situation - but one mother says her children's autism has left her with "dark thoughts".
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Three vloggers are speaking directly to their mental illnesses.
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A fusion of biology and technology is an "exciting glimpse" of medicine's future, scientists say.
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Ian Paterson conducted "extensive, life-changing operations for no medically-justifiable reason".
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The health clubs offering exhausted parents the chance to sleep for 45 minutes.
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Debbie Douglas speaks about surgeon Ian Paterson, who's guilty of intentionally wounding patients.
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Poorna Bell explains how her husband took his own life after a secret battle with heroin addiction
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Politicians and experts are criticised over the fund, which cost £1.27bn and may have harmed patients.
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Molly Watt was born severely deaf but as a teenager discovered she was going blind too.
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New research shows promising results for cutting the risk of women bleeding to death in childbirth.
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A simple eye test could lead to earlier detection of a condition causing irreversible sight loss.
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A study review gives its best estimate of how standard packs could impact on smoking.
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A drug to stop bleeding after giving birth could cut deaths by a third, research suggests.
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The discovery allows doctors to detect returning tumours earlier and increases chances of a cure.
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Law lords must decide who pays for nurses delivering social care in residential homes.
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Former Hillary Clinton advisor Anne-Marie Slaughter clarifies why she thinks a year of maternity leave is too long for working mothers.
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Reality Check looks at how much aspects of Labour's NHS proposals could cost.
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The dancer says head spinning is partly behind his hair loss.
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Extremely small particles of air pollution have the potential to end up in the body, a study suggests.
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The party says it wants to tackle workforce shortages that it says are risking patient safety.
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Former Health Secretary Andy Burnham calls for a "Hillsborough-style inquiry" into the claims.
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Researchers studied the impact in volunteers visiting the Munich Oktoberfest.
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