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Cramming all your recommended weekly exercise into one or two weekend sessions is enough to produce health benefits, a study suggests.

The Health Secretary has told the Commons how hospital trusts can relieve their 'distressed' emergency departments on a temporary basis.

The four-hour target to assess patients in A&E in England may be relaxed, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt suggests.

Dementia patients and carers are asked to share their experiences to help the Welsh Government shape the first strategy for Wales.

Dr Sangeeta Mahajan's son Sargaar took his own life in 2014 when he was 20 years old. He had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder just 10 weeks earlier.

A couple who videoed the birth of their son by Caesarean section say they wanted to change people's perceptions about the procedure.

Pledges to help schools and companies deal with the "injustice" of mental illness are announced by the prime minister.

How big a problem is malnutrition on hospital wards?

Teeth can be encouraged to repair themselves with a drug that could replace fillings, say scientists.

A UK-wide survey for The Prince's Trust suggests political upheaval, job worries and low self-confidence have left young people anxious and daunted.

Reform's Andrew Haldenby on a web app and video helping to deliver medical care.

A type of depression may affect people who are genetically at risk of schizophrenia, a new study suggests.

As a new survey suggests one in four young people feels out of control, this is the advice people in their 20s would give to their teenage selves.

Political upheaval, job worries and low self-confidence have left young people anxious and daunted, a survey suggests.

Theresa May rejects claims by the Red Cross of a "humanitarian crisis" in the NHS.

NHS England specialist director Professor Keith Willett rejects claims from the Red Cross that there is a "humanitarian crisis" in its hospitals in England.

The Red Cross is warning there is a "humanitarian crisis" in its hospitals in England, something the NHS denies.

The NHS disputes Red Cross claims of a "humanitarian crisis" in its hospitals in England.

Dr Mark Holland says predictions of "a winter from hell" in England's NHS hospitals are coming true.

Ben Moore is one of the first children in England to receive a false leg for sport, on the NHS.

Ben is one of the first children to be fitted by the NHS with a false leg especially designed for sport.

GPs warn patients with coughs and colds to stay away from surgeries - with cases at a seasonal high.

An NHS director and a software supplier are jailed over a corrupt hospital IT contract.

Surgeons are labeling 3D printing technology as revolutionary - as the ability to print bespoke implants gives patients quicker recovery times and a better end result.

The British Dental Association say some new dentists are facing delays in being able to do NHS work.

The London Ambulance Service is investigating whether computer failure on New Year's Day may have contributed to the death of a patient.

A third of hospital trusts in England warn they need urgent action to cope with patient numbers.

Liverpool Women's Hospital could move to a new site, saying its services are not affordable and patient needs are changing.

Psychiatric patient Oliver Lang tells the BBC how he spent two months longer than necessary in a psychiatric unit.

Nick Martin says online treatment for depression has had a profound effect for him.

The air is cleaner and there is less pollution, so is a rural existence the answer to a healthy life?

A team of British doctors has travelled to the Syria/Turkey border with a convoy filled with medical supplies in order to set up a children's hospital near Aleppo.

Bed blocking in the NHS in England is much worse in mental health trusts than in acute hospitals.

Three Commons committee chairmen demand a "political consensus" on funding social care before 2020.

A woman is donating a kidney to a stranger to repay the NHS for saving her husband's life.

Babies should be given peanut early - some at four months old - in order to reduce the risk of allergy, according to new US guidance.

Catherine O’Brien plans to donate her kidney to ‘repay’ the NHS for treating her husband’s cancer

People who live near major roads have higher rates of dementia, research suggests.

A malaria vaccine has passed a "critical milestone" in human safety trials, say researchers

The NHS programme for screening those at high risk of type 2 diabetes is unlikely to have much impact, according to BMJ research.

A record number of people have signed up for Veganuary - swerving meat and dairy for January - but does it do any good?

France acts to suspend the sale of a vitamin D supplement after the death of a newborn baby.

A part of the digestive system has been reclassified as an organ - the 79th in the body.

Are low-calorie sweeteners the guilt-free way to be naughty?

Millions of UK asthma patients do not receive the basic care they need for their condition, a survey finds.

Some staff at a private ambulance firm say they had an hour's training to drive under blue lights.

Some staff at a private ambulance firm say they have had only an hour's training to drive under blue lights, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned.

People are being urged to learn lifesaving skills in case they are caught up in a terror attack.

Jamie Berube was born with Down's syndrome - but thanks to his family's love and early support he's thrived.

The BBC's Tulip Mazumdar takes a look ahead to what will be some of the key health-related stories in 2017.