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Scientists use smartphones to track and rank activity levels around the world.

Inquiry to be held into contaminated blood scandal that left at least 2,400 people dead, the prime minister says.

London-based vlogger Tova Leigh says women need “time to heal” after having a baby.

A joint site for children and elderly residents is opening in September in London.

"Shocking" case prompts call to Prime Minister to boost rights of learning disabled.

Each cup adds minutes to a person's lifespan if latest research is proved correct, say experts.

World Health Organization calls for "urgent measures" to stop measles spreading.

Melinda Gates says she and the Catholic Church have agreed to disagree on contraception.

The number of registered organ donors also reached a record of 23.6 million, figures show.

Newsbeat hears from two people who suffer from Usher syndrome, which affects hearing and sight.

Peter Baldwin was 13 when he died of type 1 diabetes, now his mother is campaigning for change.

Scans showed a decrease in blood flow to one particular region of the brain.

Dominic Sivyer filmed his family's struggle to cope when his granddad was diagnosed with dementia.

A judge says it would take something "dramatic" to make him change his mind about treatment in the US.

The world's worst outbreak of the disease has killed more than 1,700 people in only 10 weeks.

The drug industry is taking legal action over limits introduced on expensive new drugs.

It has the potential to stop drug-resistant tumours in some advanced patients.

Philip Morris owes millions in fees over its failed challenge to plain packaging laws, a court says.

Professor Traci Mann explains why she thinks we need to stop focusing on obesity.

Three weeks on from the Grenfell Tower fire, many local people are still suffering "acute stress".

Social media firms also need to improve at removing abuse, the Youth Select Committee is told.

Clinicians and medical researchers argue unpublished data suggests his condition could be improved.

A US hospital has offered to ship the 11-month-old an experimental treatment drug.

The service at Belfast City Hospital aims to identify and support those at risk of heart problems.

If you get gonorrhoea, you might not be able to get rid of it, world health experts warn.

More than 14,000 women attending clinics in 2016 had become pregnant despite using contraception.

Survey of mental health leaders suggests rising demand and staff shortages are major problems.

Internet-based messaging apps are a key way for doctors to send patient information, the BBC has learned.

Graduate women are struggling to find educated men who want to start a family, research suggests.

Targeted treatment could be developed as human DNA and its effects on health are better understood.

Damning verdict comes as inspectors warn a quarter of care services are failing on safety.

NHS warns people to get checked out if they feel short of breath doing everyday tasks.

The technology could be used to understand how cancer spreads and improve treatment.

Scientists in Japan have developed a technique for finding cancerous cells throughout the body

Breakthrough means drug discovery is no longer like "firing in the dark".

Hannah Bardell on the domestic abuse faced by a constituent who refused for her daughter to undergo FGM.

Boris Johnson says the terminally ill baby cannot be transferred to the children's hospital in Rome.

Joanne and Mark Wishick are thought to be the first in the UK to each give kidneys to their children.

Statistics suggest black people are four times more likely to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

Patients can be fined a maximum of £100 for obtaining free medication while not eligible to do so.

Mali villages removed flowers from shrubs and saw a big drop in mosquito numbers.

Women and girls born in Somalia make up more than a third of those identified, but 112 were UK-born.

Commitment to match the offer in England, which UK government agreed to in the face of rebellion.

A family makes a desperate bid to return a gravely ill woman to Scotland from a Turkish hospital.

Round-the-clock fire warden patrols are also under way at 19 "highest risk" NHS trusts.

Offer NHS patients DNA tests to pick the best cancer and rare diseases treatment, England's top doctor says.

The move would be "in the interests of public health and safety," say Greg Clark and Jeremy Hunt.

They book holidays online, so why not their parents' care needs too?

A mother says a wasted operation on her son pushed her over the edge and spurred her into action.