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The way decisions are made on prescribing medicines not deemed cost-effective will be simpler in future, according to the health secretary.

Mixing caffeine-laden energy drinks with alcohol is a risky combination on a night out, scientists warn.

Dr Hannah Ryan took the temperature of Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey hours before she fell seriously ill.

Every category of packaged food except one is exceeding target salt levels, a survey finds.

Care companies say the amount local authorities pay is not enough to cover wages and other costs.

It beats Denmark to the top spot as the UN ranks countries to mark international happiness day.

Delays in implementing measures to improve patient nutrition are dubbed "intolerable" by an assembly committee.

A mother shares the story of becoming a double living organ donor for her son.

A couple who struggled for years to get the braces their disabled child needed to sit in a chair have found a way to make them in hours rather than months.

Joey Daley documents life with his mother after she was diagnosed with dementia.

The health secretary says he wants to stop discrimination against those raising safety concerns.

Intrusive "policing" of lifestyle choices begins in pregnancy, say researchers.

Australian Jessica May overcame acute anxiety by setting up a recruitment firm for people with mental and physical disabilities.

Women should be told sex of their baby as it is their body, their foetus, says leading obstetrician.

Kat Parker, from Plymouth, said the damage to her hair from the cancer treatment left her feeling "unfeminine".

Residue from creams containing paraffin can leave clothes and bedding flammable, experts warn.

Hospital bosses in England warn budget pressures will see longer waits for operations and A&E care.

A group of people in Bolivia could teach us all how to look after our hearts better, say researchers.

A two-year-old toddler with Down's syndrome has been chosen as one of the new faces of Matalan.

A coroner has called on the government to fund meningitis vaccinations for teenagers.

An injection cuts cholesterol to the lowest levels ever seen in medicine, in an international trial.

A paper examining DeepMind's use of 1.6 million patient records says there were "major inadequacies".

Medway Maritime Hospital was branded "inadequate" for nearly four years, longer than any other in England.

How are local communities helping to prevent suicides?

Southern Health's chairman says it needs new leadership "to meet the needs of patients".

A third of teenagers with mental health issues lack the confidence to confide in teachers, research suggests.

Doctors in Newcastle are given first UK licence to create babies from two women and one man.

But in other parts of the UK, prescriptions are free.

A leading dermatologist says a lack of trained skin specialists is having a huge impact on acne patients.

In his last BBC interview, the statistician highlighted five key ways demographics are shaping the world.

Four-hour waits mean patients in some English hospitals are "being seriously put at risk".

Patients in England may face delays getting one in five new treatments in a bid to cut costs.

The retailer offers 11 of its cafes to host mental health sessions in an initiative with comedian Ruby Wax.

Early cancer diagnosis increased fourfold after Manchester shoppers received CT scans, research shows

Weekly visits from a toddler group help residents with dementia at a Cambridge care home.

When their twins were diagnosed with a fatal illness Chris and Hugh Hempel developed a new medicine.

Could global trade in vegetable oil be to blame for our growing obesity crisis?

The new Republican healthcare plan viewed from three perspectives.

Chiropractors are warning that some fashion items can be bad for us but experts have rejected the idea.

A school teacher in Leeds contacted a charity which normally provides sanitary pads to girls in Kenya.

Extreme adventure challenges can help office workers deal with the "anxieties of modern life," research suggests.

Broken backs and broken legs were among the injuries reported at trampoline parks last year.

Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall on the benefits of eating weeds and nettles

It all starts around the time children start school and spend more time sitting, a study suggests.

A new 'biological' therapy could help more patients than previously thought, experts believe.

How a life-changing event led one researcher to uncover how the immune system repairs the brain.

A girl who died from meningitis "wasn't given a chance" after being sent home from hospital, an inquest hears.

Unvaccinated children would be banned from childcare centres under a government plan.

After singer Rochelle Humes turns hers into art, we look at what else you can do with an umbilical cord.

Vulnerable people are being detained in care without proper checks, senior lawyers say.