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There are psychological tricks which can help people achieve and stick to their new year goals.

A Samaritans volunteer and a TV presenter-turned-dementia champion are among those awarded New Year honours.

Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies tells us wine guidelines aimed at low-risk people

England's chief medical officer says her advice on alcohol could have been "framed differently".

Primary school children have drawn anti-smoking packaging ahead of the country's plain packaging rollout in 2017.

Nurses say having a therapy dog in hospital helps patients physically recover faster.

This year has seen the birth of the first three-person baby, a dangerous Zika epidemic and more ground-breaking medical research.

Bill Gates says he fears there may be a major flu epidemic in the next decade.

Here are some of the pioneering treatments that scientists developed this year.

Supermarket chain Aldi recalls a king prawn product from its Scottish stores after two batches were found to contain salmonella.

Harry, who caused chaos in the BBC Breakfast studio last year, on his vital transplant.

A leading GP is "profoundly concerned" about how doctors will cope over the busy winter.

A broken heart is not a recognised medical condition, but there's evidence to suggest it can be fatal.

Boxer Ricky Hatton opens up about his depression and a suicide attempt.

Barcodes are being printed on breast implants and other medical items to improve patient safety.

Early dementia could be detected in subtle changes in art composition and brushstrokes.

Lee Parker tells the BBC how he began taking better care of himself after his son told him that he loved him "even though you are fat".

A Dutch IVF treatment centre says 26 women may have been fertilised with the wrong sperm.

Middle-aged people in England face a health crisis because of unhealthy lifestyles, experts warn.

An investigation finds hospitals in England are making more money from parking fees than ever.

Women who binge drink are portrayed more negatively by the media than men who do the same thing, according to new research.

NHS England's chief nursing officer supports cutting hospital beds to use the money on care at home.

Our lingering love affair with old-fashioned cold and cough preparations.

The British duo 3D printing prosthetic arms for children, for free, in the back garden.

Actress Carey Mulligan has witnessed the effects of dementia on a close family member. she believes a better understanding will help remove the stigma that surrounds it.

As part of her guest editorship of Today, actress Carey Mulligan explores the stigma associated with dementia.

Evolution might help explain why humans are prone to shoulder, hip and knee pain, bone experts say.

Doctors have confirmed a diagnosis made more than 200 years ago by one of medicine's most influential surgeons.

Teenage chefs in Lancashire are learning how to cook and the importance of preparing healthy food.

The NHS will serve more than 400,000 festive meals for patients on Christmas Day in the UK.

Government condemns personal injury lawyers on NHS wards as "unacceptable".

A high effective vaccine that protects against deadly Ebola virus could be available by 2018.

Private clinic abortions have had a "knock-on effect for training" says the editor in chief of family planning journal.

Thalidomide was withdrawn from sale in most countries in 1961 but was still used in the 1980s in Spain.

Three years ago Alex Lewis went from having a cold to losing his limbs - now he's going back to work as an interior designer.

Spending too long on social media is likely to cause envy and dissatisfaction, suggests a study.

NHS England is rolling out bionic implants to 10 blind people, and one man says it changed his life.

The NHS will pay for 10 blind patients to have "bionic eyes" to help treat an inherited form of blindness.

Retired clergy face the closure of their Church of England nursing home because it cannot find staff.

A drug that alters the immune system is described as a "landmark" in treating multiple sclerosis.

Karrie-Ann Hoppe was diagnosed with breast cancer, then she was told she was pregnant. Dealing with both conditions at once was far from easy.

Does one city which plans to eliminate suicide altogether have the answer?

It may seem obvious, but turning your ear towards a person when they talk can vastly improve the understanding of speech in noisy environments, scientists find.

People in Beijing in China outline their health concerns at the city's smog problem.

Inspectors raise "serious concerns" over patient safety at Marie Stopes International abortion provider.

ITV soap Emmerdale is praised by a leading dementia charity for its portrayal of the illness.

Advances in medicine have meant that many more people survive traumatic incidents than in the past.

Eating lots of ham and sausage might make asthma symptoms worse, according to French researchers.

Life support for a PC who has been minimally conscious for 18 months should stop, a judge rules.

Scotland's largest health board has voted to close inpatient beds at a Glasgow site which previously operated as the Homeopathic Hospital.