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School and nursery staff in the poorest areas will be asked to help young children brush their teeth

Blood donated across England is being used to make immunoglobulin for the first time in 25 years.

An overgrowth of bacteria in the vagina, known as BV, may be spread by sex, researchers say.

An overgrowth of bacteria in the vagina, known as BV, may be spread by sex, researchers say.

The UK was once ranked the best country for end-of-life care - but, say experts, that has all changed

The UK was once ranked the best country for end-of-life care - but, say experts, that has all changed

The cheap painkiller seems to help the immune system detect and destroy cancers.

The camera hidden by Nicola Hughes captured footage of staff roughly handling and shouting at her mother.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists worries children and young people will be put at risk, as demand rises.

Testing for PSA protein can indicate whether a man is at risk of prostate cancer.

Testing for PSA protein can indicate whether a man is at risk of prostate cancer.

Packaging inside the box incorrectly states the pills are a different painkiller, aspirin.

Packaging inside the box incorrectly states the pills are a different painkiller, aspirin.

Kasibba", who is non-verbal and had no family to speak for her, was one of hundreds wrongly detained.

Kasibba", who is non-verbal and had no family to speak for her, was one of hundreds wrongly detained.

The drama tells the story of how families fought for justice over their children's birth defects.

The drama tells the story of how families fought for justice over their children's birth defects.

Levels look set to accelerate rapidly, particularly in lower-income countries.

Baroness Mone and her husband both asked to become 'core participants' to the inquiry.

Four weeks of hearings will look at the purchase of billions of pounds of medical equipment in the pandemic.

Charity report finds seven-month average wait for families of children with cancer to access benefits.

The UK death rate reached a record low last year, according to exclusive analysis of death certificate data carried out for BBC News.

The UK death rate reached a record low last year, according to exclusive analysis of death certificate data carried out for BBC News.

Amanda Pritchard's exit comes as the government moves to assert more direct over healthcare.

It gives general practices a big funding boost, as well as reducing red tape and targets.

It gives general practices a big funding boost, as well as reducing red tape and targets.

Chef Heston Blumenthal says being sectioned was the "best thing" as he dealt with bipolar symptoms.

Some NI GP practices face the risk of going under due to a hike in national insurance contributions.

Creon, a pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, helps digestion but stocks are desperately low.

A coroner says the public is being misled over what an NHS physician associate does.

Susan Hamilton wins her case for unfair constructive dismissal against a south London NHS Trust.

A different strain of the winter vomiting virus is now on the rise, UK health experts say.

Laura Winham, 41, was found dead in her flat in Woking by her mother and brother in May 2021.

Scientists in Aberdeen say the scanner could make an extraordinary difference to diagnosis and treatment.

A devastating side effect made Weronkia Somerville lose 14 years of her life, and then she discovered she had to go through it again.

Covid inquiry says hearings into the firm, led by Michelle Mone's husband, must be held in closed session.

Her departure comes less than a month after two House of Commons committees discussed her suitability to lead the NHS.

Laws in the Isle of Man to let terminally ill adults end their own lives are in the last stages of debate.

Laws in the Isle of Man to let terminally ill adults end their own lives are in the last stages of debate.

Elen Wyn says endometriosis pain is like being stabbed in the stomach as she faces wait for surgery.

Increasing numbers of young people are using the drug, experts say. The health impacts can be catastrophic.

One in five epilepsy patients has uncontrolled seizures due to brain abnormalities too subtle for doctors to spot.

Brenton Marriott died in August 2022, less than a year before the Nottingham attacks.

A vital drug which allows Beatrice, 5, to live relatively normally may become unavailable on the NHS.

Four toddlers born with a rare eye condition have seen "life-changing improvements", say UK doctors.

More than 1,100 patients a day ill in hospital with vomiting bug last week in England.

In just a year and a half, at least eight victims of drug misuse have been buried in Oban's Pennyfuir cemetery.

Newcastle doctors use donated tissue to help save Paul Laskey's eyesight.

Emma found out she had a little-known condition and "wasn't obese" after watching a reality show.

Emma found out she had a little-known condition and "wasn't obese" after watching a reality show.