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				Surgeons in England are wasting time waiting for beds in which patients can recover, NHS leaders say. 
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				Should nursing a toddler be controversial? Mothers share their experiences of breastfeeding for longer. 
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				Cancer patients took to the catwalk as part of New York Fashion Week. 
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				Muslims with a mental illness could recover with a new therapy which embraces religion, it's claimed. 
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				Scientists awarded a £20m grant to study breast cancer using virtual reality. 
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				How I overcame anorexia and what to look for if you're worried someone you know has an eating disorder 
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				The body which advises hospitals on keeping their staff safe is to stop its work in March. 
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				The health secretary says there's no silver bullet to ease pressure on the NHS but that he has a plan. 
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				In an exclusive BBC interview, the health secretary concedes NHS care is falling short in places. 
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				Britain faces being "at the back of the queue" for new medicines once it leaves the EU, experts warn. 
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				Does rice really contain harmful quantities of arsenic? Dr Michael Mosley of Trust Me, I'm A Doctor investigates. 
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				The move follows the sepsis-related death of a six-year-old boy in 2011. 
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				How does healthcare compare in these two European countries? 
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				Branwen Jeffreys asks if more spending on healthcare in Germany improves the system. 
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				Sexual health experts say there needs to be more research into how effective fertility tracking apps are at preventing pregnancy. 
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				Baby Daphne-Louise was given just nine minutes to live after complications during labour. 
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		A record number of people waited more than 12 hours on A&E trolleys in January in England.
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				"It's about 3% of our population that use about 50% of the resources." 
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				A day in the life of "modern matron" Kathryn Carruthers at Northwick Park Hospital, north London. 
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				Patients stranded in hospital speak of their distress as the BBC uncovers the longest delays. 
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				A review found "significant gaps" in rotas and "insufficient senior cover" at the Countess of Chester Hospital. 
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				A £600m bid to transform west Wales NHS services is being finalised as health chiefs warn time has run out for "sticking plaster" solutions. 
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				Eileen has been treated in an "extra care" bed, in North Yorkshire. 
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				Prime Minister Theresa May is told of "unacceptable levels of safety concerns for patients". 
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				With rising demand and shrinking budgets, who is receiving social care from the state? 
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				At Prime Minister's Questions, Jeremy Corbyn reads out leaked texts about funding for Surrey County Council. 
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				Wakefield is seen as a pioneer in helping more patients stay at home and saving the NHS money. 
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				Plans to treat more patients in the community are not easing NHS pressures, says a watchdog. 
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				BBC reporter Ed Thomas has had exclusive access to discover what life is like in the NHS. 
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				Hypothyroidism affects one in 70 women and one in 1,000 men, but it can be tricky to diagnose and treat 
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				The BBC's Ed Thomas reports from the Royal Blackburn Hospital - where staff struggle daily to find available patient beds. 
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				Tumours were not found until months after Patricia Ann Whitehouse first saw a GP, her family claims. 
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				As ex-footballer Rio Ferdinand says he is yet to "grieve properly" for his wife, three men share their experiences of losing a partner. 
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				Stacey and Leigh Oswin are using crowdfunding to try to have a baby through the NHS. 
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				A GP practice in Plymouth is using paramedics and pharmacists to free up doctors to see more patients. 
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				The length of GP consultations in the NHS is "crazy" and risks undermining care, doctors warn. 
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				Deaths classed as "unexpected" at mental health trusts include suicide, neglect and misadventure. 
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				Brandon Marshall, who is 6ft 11.5ins (2.12m) tall, hopes to become a professional basketball player. 
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				A new type of male contraceptive that plugs sperm flow with a gel is successful in monkey trials. 
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				Frontline staff on how they cope with the intense pressures of working for the NHS. 
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				The "seven-day NHS" has been a key pledge of the Conservative government. But is it feasible? 
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				Breakthrough in mice paves the way for human treatments for hearing loss. 
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				BBC News was given exclusive, unrestricted access to A&E for one week. This is the result. 
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				Lasers that spot whether tissue is healthy or cancerous is being tested. 
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				A case of female genital mutilation (FGM) is either discovered or treated at a medical appointment in England every hour, a charity has said. 
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				Find out what is happening to the health service in your local area in England. 
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				Showing arachnopohobes images of spiders so briefly they remain unaware of them could help overcome their fear. 
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				The shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth talks frankly about his childhood spent growing up with an alcoholic father - but insists he "was lucky". 
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