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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.

A man who donated sperm to two women is not liable for child support, a US court rules.

Princess Kasune is one of Zambia's most outspoken Aids activists and was recently elected to become its first publicly known HIV-positive MP.

Three tobacco companies lose their appeal against the government's plain cigarette packaging rules.

BBC Scotland follows a 999 call from the moment it is received by health service call handlers.

A group of organisations, including the governing body of gymnastics, want trampoline parks to adhere to a set of safety guidelines.

A dementia patient with chest pain, a man with prostate cancer, a feverish baby and an alcoholic who has hit his head... all patients attended by one paramedic in one day.

Philip Morris is launching a new cigarette in the UK which it says could see it stop selling conventional cigarettes altogether.

Women are more likely to have a successful pregnancy if they conceive sooner after a miscarriage rather than waiting, researchers say.

There should be more safety measures in place at trampoline parks, a group of organisations say.

Aspiring nurses can soon enrol on a new on-the-job apprenticeship role, the government says.

Prime Minister Theresa May condemns continuing stigma against people living with HIV in the UK.

The world's oldest living person celebrates her 117th birthday - thanks, she says, to an odd diet.

The ITN newsreader talks about struggling to get the right care.

Richard has suffered from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder since he was a teenager. He and his father have been talking about their lives.

Emma, who has bipolar disorder, describes how her friends and teachers treated her

Hundreds of thousands of healthy women should take pills to cut their risk of breast cancer, says NHS watchdog.

Life expectancy for Scottish men and women has continued to improve - but they still die younger on average than people anywhere else in the UK.

Northern Ireland's health regulator has raised concerns about staffing levels at Altnagelvin Hospital's Emergency Department.

Health bosses have approved plans to delay routine surgery for smokers and obese people.

Paralympian David Smith reads out a letter – written to his younger, pre-surgery self.

An increasing number of British people are opting for cosmetic procedures - but how safe are they in such an unregulated industry?

Two young women learn to live with the scars from when they self-harmed.

Thousands of patients miss out on a treatment that can prevent disability after a stroke, say UK experts.

Frankie Bailey-Wheeler and Tom Wheeler tell Victoria Derbyshire how they paid thousands of pounds for fertility treatments to boost IVF success rates.

A killer condition linked to 1,500 deaths every year in Wales is not always being treated in the same way in Welsh hospitals, new research claims.

Children found with e-cigarettes face exclusion, the head teacher of their primary school tells parents.

No win, no fee adverts are appearing widely on NHS patient advice leaflets, marketing companies say.

A charity says there have been 102 suicides so far this year - the highest since its records began.

How taking up running has transformed the life of a late-onset asthma sufferer.

The Victoria Derbyshire programme meets children who have been bullied over the way they look.

BBC Panorama research suggests there is no hard evidence IVF add-ons increase pregnancy chances.

NHS Highland apologises for "past failings" after an inquiry following the deaths of five babies at one hospital found at least two of the deaths were "potentially avoidable".

Will the NHS's savings plan work? Mark Lobel reports.

Bed shortages mean a young patient with anorexia has to be treated hundreds of miles from her family.

Twenty areas in England are to get funds to help pregnant women and new mums with mental health problems.

An ex-pharmaceutical executive explains why he now banks on Canada's medical marijuana industry.

Four health experts jailed for defrauding the NHS are ordered to hand over their assets or face more time in custody.

A nurse who hid Ebola survivor Pauline Cafferkey's high temperature is suspended for two months.

Three babies are born addicted to drugs every day because of their mother's dependency, but some experts believe it is better to allow mother and baby to detox together.

Trevi House in Plymouth has the only remaining mother and baby drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in the UK.

Scientists discover that spreading lung cancer cells are like collapsed tents adrift in the wind.