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MPs on the Health Committee question the government's claim it is putting an extra £10bn into the NHS in England.

Proposals are approved for the UK's first self-injection rooms allowing drug addicts to inject safely under supervision in Glasgow.

Plans for a new £350m hospital in south Wales are given the go-ahead, 12 years after it was first proposed.

Pregnant women in England will be offered a safer, more accurate test for Down's syndrome from 2018.

The number of young people in the UK seeking help for anxiety has risen by 35% in a year, the NSPCC says.

A controversial plan to set up the UK's first so-called "fix rooms" to allow drug addicts to inject safely is likely to get the go-ahead.

James D'Souza and Aaron Deem discuss about the emotional impact of infertility.

Baby sleep specialist Abi Thompson gives her top five tips to stretch out the mornings when the clocks go back.

Trick-or-treating can lead to a "Halloween horror" for children's teeth, warn dentists.

Clara has cystic fibrosis and has been on the drug Orkambi for three years.

A hormone injection for men has been shown to be a safe and effective method of contraception, but some users in trials reported side effects.

A therapy that corrects the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis could transform treatment, doctors say.

A hormone injection has been shown to be a safe and effective method of contraception - for men.

The NHS is set to miss a target in England of recovering £500m in costs from overseas patients.

The chance of surviving a stroke is linked to the number of trained nurses immediately available to treat patients, researchers find

A woman was reported to police and charged in connection with using abortion pills after she sought medical help, BBC NI learns.

UK's first national sperm bank stops recruiting donors after less than two years after its launch.

Five doctors tell the BBC how low morale affects them, and their patients, after the General Medical Council warned of a "state of unease" within the profession.

Vet describes fears after being infected with animal tuberculosis

There is a "state of unease" in the UK medical profession that risks affecting patients, the GMC warns.

Some Scottish NHS boards may not be able to balance their books as they attempt to make "unprecedented" savings, Audit Scotland warns.

A US man who donated half of his liver to a complete stranger reveals how they fell in love and wed.

One of the most demonised patients in history - Gaetan Dugas - has been convincingly cleared of reports he spread HIV to the US, say scientists.

Scientists are planning to release millions of modified mosquitoes in urban areas of Brazil and Colombia, in an effort to tackle Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses.

An advert in which a tearful woman meets a slimmer, happier version of herself is banned.

Training mums and dads as "super parents" can dramatically improve a child's autism, a study shows.

Northern Ireland health minister unveils a 10-year plan to reform a health system 'at breaking point'.

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Doctors who spend 30 seconds telling patients they need to lose weight can have a dramatic impact, a study shows.

Nine out of 10 councils in the UK are failing to pay realistic prices to support older and disabled people in their own homes, the industry says.

Women have caught up with men, at least when it comes to knocking back alcohol - a global study of drinking habits shows.

A baby girl is "born" twice after she is taken out of her mother's womb for 20 minutes for life-saving surgery.

Type 2 diabetes is responsible for most cases of kidney failure and lower limb amputation, other than accidents.

A study for Europol suggests efforts to stop young people hacking could learn from anti-addiction efforts.

Health experts are warning that one in 10 adults in the UK will be at risk of developing diabetes by 2035.

Heading a football can significantly affect a player's brain function and memory for 24 hours, a study finds.

A baby girl is "born" twice in Texas after surgeons cut open her mother's womb to remove a tumour that threatened to stop her heart.

When Jack Davis and his partner Leanne lost their two baby sons through premature births, he wanted people to recognise his suffering as well as the mother's.

Lauren Dunn, who gave birth to her son Henry early at 26 weeks, describes feeling "robbed" of her time at home with him.

Senior doctors release a list of 40 treatments which they say bring little or no benefit to patients, to try to reduce unnecessary medical procedures.

The true cost of the diabetes epidemic facing the UK is lives blighted by years of disability.

Paul Dibbins cut off two toes when they went gangrenous and a hospital operation was cancelled.

Doctors' leaders are calling for the urgent introduction of a 24-hour helpline for prescription drug dependence.

What is it like being a midwife specialising in baby deaths?

A teenage girl with mental health problems describes her "terrifying" experience of being cared for on an adult ward.

A specialist brain injury hospital in Liverpool is rated 'outstanding' by health inspectors from the Care Quality Commission.

The Multiple Sclerosis poem sending Shivers down spines

With a chronic shortage of GPs in Northern Ireland's rural areas, the HSC is under pressure to attract doctors to the country.

BBC Radio 5 live finds out how patients fare when they go abroad in search on pioneering cancer treatments.