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Heart disease and dementia deaths contribute to the first drop in US life expectancy for 20 years.

Thomas was diagnosed with prostate cancer after Errol McKellar - mechanic and cancer survivor - persuaded him to get a test during a visit to his garage.

One in four women are transferred from midwife-led units to consultants after facing complications when giving birth, a BBC investigation finds.

Online ads for food and soft drinks high in fat, salt or sugar aimed at children are to be limited.

Some patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder may have a treatable immune disorder, a study suggests.

Women who look on the bright side of life cut their risk of many deadly diseases, according to a study.

A flashing light therapy might help ward off Alzheimer’s, say scientists after successful trials in mice.

A flu outbreak closes a school for five days after almost a third of pupils and members of staff were struck by the virus.

An Egyptian woman, said to weigh 500kg, is to be airlifted to India for weight reduction surgery.

Drugs giant Pfizer has been fined a record £84.2m by the regulator for overcharging the NHS.

A neonatal nurse who has dedicated 50 years of her life to caring for thousands of newborn babies has said "it's time to retire".

A five-year-old child born genetically male will grow up as a sterilised female after a court ruling.

A woman has given birth to her own grandchild by having a surrogate baby for her daughter.

The number of patients in England waiting four hours for a bed on a ward is up almost five-fold since 2011.

Research casts doubt on a global mission to use cleaner-burning stoves, to prevent pollution-induced illness in the world's poorest children.

An 'overworked' pharmacist gave out the wrong pills to a grandmother who later died, a court hears.

The brother of a patient in a Kenyan hospital tells the BBC's World Have Your Say he thinks the doctors' strike over pay is "inhumane".

A look at the factors involved in how a woman will give birth.

Scotland should follow England's lead and routinely weigh pupils while they are at primary school, a cancer charity recommends.

Doing half an hour of exercise three times a week may boost men's sperm count, scientists have found.

A great-grandmother has life-saving cancer surgery - at the age of 102, and without a general anaesthetic.

People who regularly trim or remove all their pubic hair are at greater risk of STIs, research suggests.

A 21-year-old bone cancer patient says he's been overwhelmed by the support of friends who've raised more than £56,000 to help him achieve his bucket list.

The UK government publishes draft legislation for a tax on sugary drinks to begin from April 2018.

A family criticises social services following the deaths of an elderly couple, saying their father struggled to care for their mother with Alzheimer's.

A young care home worker describes the positive side of her role.

The Scottish government should ban smoking in vehicles completely, according to the British Medical Association.

A drug that reduces the risk of being infected with HIV will be given to NHS patients in England.

Wales' top-earning locum doctor was paid £183,000 in 2015-16, with the amount spent on temporary workers across Wales doubling in three years.

Doctors often advise patients to 'drink plenty of fluids' when unwell, but drinking too much water too quickly can be dangerous.

Claims about the drink's benefits have resurfaced but are they true?

Brittany Rhodes does it to be more confident.

Minimum pricing of alcohol in England would improve the health of the heaviest drinkers, health experts say.

Sir Elton John says, with improved testing, the end of HIV "is in sight" in Western countries.

The brain disorder Parkinson's disease may actually start with bacteria living in the gut, according to scientists.

Women's sexuality is a little-studied area of science and new research is revealing that much of what we thought we knew was wrong.

Prince Harry and Rihanna have taken HIV tests together in Barbados to raise awareness on World Aids Day.

Tom Hayes discusses how there is still a stigma on HIV-infected people

Local authorities should redesign speed bumps in a bid to reduce air pollution, health experts say.

The Elton John Aids Foundation offers to finance HIV tests in the London borough of Lambeth.

In 1988 around 140 countries took part in the first World Aids Day to raise awareness of the epidemic

Junior doctors' workloads mean they miss out on vital training, the General Medical Council says.

Myths about risks linked to HIV from the 1980s still endure, say the Terrence Higgins Trust.

A new organ donation law, brought in a year ago in Wales, is saving lives, say ministers.

Ten-year-old Jason explains how he does not feel like the gender he was assigned at birth.

It is time to start making babies from three people, scientists advising the fertility regulator say.

The first likely case of sexual transmission of Zika virus in the UK is reported by the authorities.

Large clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against HIV transmission is underway in South Africa.

Ambulance services are struggling to reach the seriously ill quickly enough after rising demand has left the system over-stretched, a BBC investigation has found.