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NHS investigations into patient deaths are inadequate and fail grieving families, a report finds.

Jess Thom, who has Tourette's syndrome, on why theatres should relax about noise.

Politicians must pay more attention to voters' sense of well-being, says the former head of the civil service.

British researchers are using social media to track the spread of norovirus.

A man from Brighton has received £90,000 in compensation from a hair salon after doctors said his shampoo and rinse gave him a stroke.

Jeremy Hunt says social care is getting more money, but council leaders say they face a serious funding gap.

A mother who has waited for a year and a half for a liver transplant said she hopes a donor comes forward this Christmas.

Local authorities could be allowed to make a further increase in council tax to pay for social care.

Liberal Democrat Health spokesman, Norman Lamb, urges government action on the crisis in social care funding.

Good mental health and having a partner bring more happiness than a higher income, a study suggests.

What is the stroke risk from leaning back and having your hair washed in a salon sink?

Older dad Paul, who had his daughter Isabella when he was 60, tells the BBC's World Have Your Say what it is like to have a child in later life.

Many GPs have stopped providing some forms of contraception because of funding cuts, it is claimed.

Charlotte's grandmother has dementia and the 16-year-old says last year she got "quite distressed" during the festive season.

A recent study linked the contraceptive pill with depression. But poorly interpreted statistics might pose a bigger risk for women.

The BBC's Richard Bilton sees the work of one housing team in Liverpool examining the safety of rented properties.

Four people are arrested following the death of a 19-year-old woman who had taken ecstasy.

Critic AA Gill, who died on Saturday, said he could not get potentially life-extending cancer therapy.

Jewish people are traditionally wary of signing up to organ donation - but that may be changing.

One of the most repressive states in the world is trying to become one of the healthiest.

Twenty-two-year old photographer James is terminally ill and struggles to use a camera alone, so a designer has come up with a way to help.

Journalist Lucy Pasha-Robinson suffered with endometriosis, a disease where cells like those in the womb appear elsewhere in a woman's body.

The number of people falling ill with the vomiting bug norovirus in England this winter is at higher than average levels.

Self-harming was a massive release for Sophie but she ended up in hospital, like thousands of other children in England and Wales.

One woman tells the BBC's World Have Your Say how fat shaming helped her to change her lifestyle, while another said abuse made her suicidal.

People aged between 50 and 70 should keep working to stay healthier for longer, England's chief medical officer says.

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.