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The true cost of the diabetes epidemic facing the UK is lives blighted by years of disability.

Paul Dibbins cut off two toes when they went gangrenous and a hospital operation was cancelled.

Doctors' leaders are calling for the urgent introduction of a 24-hour helpline for prescription drug dependence.

What is it like being a midwife specialising in baby deaths?

A teenage girl with mental health problems describes her "terrifying" experience of being cared for on an adult ward.

A specialist brain injury hospital in Liverpool is rated 'outstanding' by health inspectors from the Care Quality Commission.

The Multiple Sclerosis poem sending Shivers down spines

With a chronic shortage of GPs in Northern Ireland's rural areas, the HSC is under pressure to attract doctors to the country.

BBC Radio 5 live finds out how patients fare when they go abroad in search on pioneering cancer treatments.

Thousands of High Street pharmacies in England could face closure after ministers confirmed plans to alter the funding system and make cuts.

An autistic boy who can't be touched or hugged by anyone has connected with someone for the first time - his new service dog.

A new piece of art commissioned by the Royal Society for Public Health reimagines William Hogarth's classic 1751 cartoon Gin Lane for the 21st Century.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is not making fair decisions about medical fitness-to-drive cases, a report suggests.

A growing number of head lice removal firms have set up in recent years as a response to the fact that the insects are increasingly resistant to over-the-counter chemical treatments.

A midwife whose failings contributed to the death of a baby boy in Cumbria is banned from practising.

Ten-month-old Joshua is one of hundreds of children admitted to hospital each year after being burned by hair straighteners.

Some experts believe "extreme" side-effects of antidepressants are more common than was previously thought. Some users say the tablets have made them suicidal.

When Brryan Jackson's father injected his infant son with HIV-infected blood, he hoped he'd never see him grow up. More than two decades later, he's full of life and hope for the future.

Lina Alvarez has given birth at the age of 62. She spoke to waiting reporters outside the hospital in Lugo, Spain.

An extra £240m for the NHS is announced as Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford unveils Labour's spending plans.

A UUP MLA has told the assembly she has figures showing almost half of funding earmarked at reducing waiting lists was spent on other things.

A mental health trust underestimated the risk posed by its patients and sometimes did not act on threats to harm others, a review of 10 killings finds.

A mother appeals for people to get tested for stem cell donation after her three-year-old daughter loses out on a life-saving transplant for the second time.

An MP is calling for an inquiry into how an NHS provider is handling its finances.

Thousands of patients taken to hospital by ambulance face long delays before being seen by accident and emergency staff, figures for England show.

The families of two people killed by mental health patients tell their story.

A health board is fined £8,000 for failing to ensure the health and safety of a pensioner who was found dead a week after going missing from a hospital.

Japanese scientists say they have created healthy baby mice from eggs they made entirely in the lab using a sample of mouse skin cells.

NHS bosses are threatening to "name and shame" trusts in England as they try to crack down on agency spending.

A doctor who disputed the existence of shaken baby syndrome says she was struck off because her views challenged the establishment, as Newsnight's John Sweeney explains.

The government is proposing a new system for compensating parents in England for injuries to babies during birth, which will allow medical staff to speak openly.

A family have told of their "unspeakable joy" after raising more than £100,000 for their son to have pioneering brain tumour treatment.

Amateur footballers mucked in to help an ambulance that got stuck in the mud on its way to help an injured player in Northern Ireland.

Women aged 25 to 35 are the most likely group in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland to access medication online to end a pregnancy, a study suggests.

An undercover investigation by 5 live Investigates has found an unlicensed blood product being sold illegally in the UK to treat cancer.

The NHS in England spent £25m on agency midwives last year - more than double the figure for 2013, a report from the Royal College of Midwives says.

A leukaemia sufferers' life saving operation is blocked after her Nigerian sister is denied permission to enter the UK to donate bone marrow, a charity says.

PIP Action Campaigner Jan Spivey welcomes a register for patients with implants, but wants it extended.

A new register of breast implant surgery patients in England has been set up to improve the safety of their care.

A mental health trust has been taken out of special measures, 20 months after it became the first in England to have the conditions imposed.

Mental health services in England are still having their budgets cut, despite government assurances they would be funded on a par with physical healthcare, figures suggest.

A mental health trust has been taken out of special measures, 19 months after it became the first in England to have the conditions imposed.

Cases of allergy to water are very rare - but several people came forward to share their experience after the condition was discussed on the Jeremy Vine Show.

Pharmacies in England could face steep funding cuts within weeks that will force some to close, the industry's negotiating body tells the BBC.

New research from scientists at UCL suggests fussy eating is down to genetic influences rather than the result of poor parenting.

A third of hospital trusts in England have increased their car parking charges in the last year, it is being reported.

Some children are born with a fussiness towards food which is hard-wired into their DNA, scientists say - so are parents off the hook?

More than 2,000 defibrillators available for use in public places, like schools and train stations, are potentially faulty and might not deliver an electric shock in an emergency.

MPs give emotional accounts of their experiences of baby loss during a landmark Commons debate on the issue.

Waiting times in A&E units in England this summer have been worse than every winter for the past 12 years bar one, figures show.