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One in three women over 50 has delayed or not attended their cervical screening test which should take place every five years, according to a survey from a cervical cancer charity.

Patients in the most deprived areas of England face poorer levels of care due to an over-reliance on locum GPs, the British Medical Association warns.

A PA system is launched at hospitals in mid and west Wales to discourage smokers from lighting up.

Art may bring real pleasure to people's lives but can it also help them if they are faced with ill health?

The doctor behind a groundbreaking IVF technique which prevents disabling genetic disorders from being passed on to future generations is knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

The growing crisis in workforce morale is a greater risk to the NHS than the financial problems it is grappling with, a leading health expert says.

A strong form of chemotherapy followed by a stem cell transplant can halt the progression of multiple sclerosis, a small study published in The Lancet suggests.

A major report into mistakes made in maternity units across the UK has found significant failings.

There are too many poor quality investigations into babies who die or are severely brain damaged during labour, a review says.

After months of pressure on accident and emergency services in England, there's a slight improvement in waiting times.

Health inspectors rate a hospital's A&E "inadequate" because of its "chaotic" emergency department.

Thousands of counterfeit and potentially defective condoms are seized in West Yorkshire as part of a global crackdown on illicit medicines.

The body builder who is using social media to document his battle with a neurological disorder

In an interview with the BBC News website, AstraZeneca boss Pascal Soriot talks about how it is an exciting time for the cancer drugs world, but says there is no point giving free drugs to Africa.

More than 2,000 Indians have contracted HIV while receiving blood transfusions in hospitals in the past 17 months because of the country's poor blood safety standards, writes Chapal Mehra.

One of the main types of blood cancer is not one but 11 distinct diseases, detailed genetic analysis suggests.

High demand on Wigan hospital's A&E department is partially blamed on the temporary closure of a nearby casualty unit.

England women's wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor talks about her battle with anxiety, which has made her take a break from cricket to seek treatment.

A man who was left paralysed after a car accident walks for the first time in four years thanks to a bionic exoskeleton.

Scientists are investigating whether bubbly drinks could boost the success of cancer treatments, after winning a Cancer Research UK award for "outside the box" ideas.

UK researchers say they have found a new way to tell if a heart attack is more severe and might cause lasting harm - by looking for bruising or bleeding in the heart muscle.

The firm which produces an electromagnetic pulse machine has dismissed claims from entertainer Noel Edmonds that it "tackles cancer".

The NHS watchdog NICE has been asked by government to look at the cost of providing an HIV prevention drug known as Prep.

The maximum recommended weekly intake of alcohol can be bought for £2.52, according to a new survey.

The parents of a baby with spina bifida say they hope that pioneering surgery he received while still in the womb will help him to walk.

General practice in Northern Ireland is "on the edge of a full-blown crisis", a survey suggests.

Delays in releasing elderly patients from hospital could continue for up to five years, the head of NHS England warns.

A new cancer drug can significantly slow the spread of deadly recurrent breast cancers, a study shows.

UK scientists have developed a blood test to help doctors pick the best drug for patients with depression.

Hannah Kara, 21, speaks about the social anxiety she has suffered, as a global review reveals women are nearly twice as likely to experience anxiety as men.

The Welsh NHS would need an extra £246m a year by 2030 to cope with EU migration if it stayed in the union, leave campaigners say .

A drug to treat alcohol problems was licensed for use despite insufficient evidence it was effective, researchers in Scotland find.

Anxiety disorders need more research and women are nearly twice as likely to be affected as men, a global review by University of Cambridge scientists finds.

The first major trial to see whether losing weight reduces the risk of cancers coming back is about to start in the US and Canada.

Taking hormonal drugs for up to 15 years reduces the risk of breast cancers coming back, a landmark study suggests.

Boxer Muhammad Ali's life with the degenerative condition

Actor Michael J Fox has praised Muhammad Ali for his work in fighting Parkinson's disease, a medical condition they both suffered from.

A expandable tube, or stent, inserted into the bowels of cancer patients can cut the odds of them needing a colostomy bag, cancer doctors say.

Parents in the UK may be inadvertently feeding their babies and toddlers larger portions than they need, experts warn.

A great-grandfather becomes one of the first in the UK to be treated for a stroke, using stem cells.

Cancer is entering a "new era" of personalised medicine with drugs targeted to the specific weaknesses in each patient's tumour, say doctors.

Hundreds of nurses and midwives are expected to join a demonstration in London calling for a rethink of plans to scrap maintenance grants for students in England.

The UK's chief inspector of air accidents is the leading contender to run a new organisation which aims to make the NHS in England safer.

Four members of an anti-obesity campaign have resigned after a controversial report suggesting low-fat and lower cholesterol diets are having "disastrous health consequences".

A virtual reality app aims to provide a sense of what it is like to live with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

The BBC speaks to a victim of racism within the NHS, after a report found black and ethnic minority staff in England are more likely to report bullying and harassment than white colleagues.

Northern Ireland's lifetime ban on gay men donating blood to be lifted.