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Eye burn injuries risk to children from liquitabs 'on the rise'
Children under five often mistake the tablets for coloured sweets, but they can cause chemical burns.
Painful goodbye
From cuddle cots to memory boxes, the experts tell us how they can help with the death of a baby
'Listen, don't judge'
Eight people with mental health problems share stories of break-ups, failed friendships and lost jobs.
Radio DJ Mark Goodier praises wife's action after surviving a stroke
Mark Goodier survived thanks to quick thinking, but not everyone is so lucky, health officials warn.
Indian children died after 'eating lychees on empty stomach'
Hundreds of children died due to eating the fruit on an empty stomach, research says.
Calls for tougher smoking and junk food rules in hospitals
More needs to be done to stop people smoking at hospitals say doctors' leaders.
NHS overseas patient's £330,000 unpaid bill
A Nigerian woman runs up a £330,000 bill for NHS treatment after she gives birth prematurely.
Completely 'locked-in' patients can communicate
Patients with no control over their body answer questions as a computer interprets brain signals.
Sudden death warning over faulty heart gene
A charity estimates 620,000 people in the UK carry a faulty gene that affects the heart.
Heart time-bomb
Helga Macfarlane says she is "horrified" to think that she was unknowingly living with a faulty gene that puts her at high risk of coronary heart disease or sudden death.
Ysbyty Glan Clwyd hip surgery waiting times an 'outrage'
Hip replacement surgery waiting times at a Denbighshire hospital are branded an "outrage" by an assembly member.
Scientists communicate with Locked-in patients
New research could mean locked-in patients can now communicate.
Bangladeshi girl may be first female with 'tree man syndrome'
Bangladeshi Sahana Khatun, 10, developed the first bark-like warts on her face four months ago.
Breast pumps baffle airport staff
Mums share the difficulties of needing to pump milk on the road
Down and anxious
As a new national commission for loneliness is launched, two women share their experiences.
Breast tattoo service for cancer patients
Demand for a free monthly service to provide nipple tattoos for women who have undergone reconstructive breast surgery after cancer soars.
8,000 high risk drinkers died without accessing treatment
Thousands of high risk drinkers died in Wales without accessing alcohol treatment services, a report finds.
Can children learn to like green veg?
Research finds that eating something you do not like on a regular basis, can make you like it more.
Girl, 9, diagnosed with 'one in a million' BPAN disorder
Heidi Cooke is one of 100 people in the world with a rare condition likened to Parkinson's disease.
Bacteria boost
Can you change your gut bacteria for the better? Michael Mosley investigates for Trust Me I'm A Doctor.
Loneliness tips from 90-year-old published
Derek Taylor, 90, wrote tips on tackling loneliness, which have now been been published.
Teenager charged over 'Darth Vader' tablet incident
A 17-year-old boy is charged with drugs offences after a 14-year-old boy was treated in hospital after taking half of a 'Darth Vader' tablet.
More patients placed in mixed-sex wards in England
The number of patients placed in mixed-sex wards in England rises by almost 70% in the last year.
Teenager: So lonely 'I wanted to die'
A teenager explains how loneliness made her want to take her own life.
Abandoned
Police and social services were baffled when an elderly man with an American accent was found lost on the streets of the streets of Hereford. Who was he?
Twins born at 23 weeks are 'little miracles'
Identical twins, thought to be among the most premature ever recorded in Britain, are described by their parents as "little miracles".
Can robots be 'culturally sensitive'?
Dr Papadopulos explains what a culturally sensitive care robot might look like.
Mood monitor
A National Geographic explorer has walked the country, electronically measuring his changing mood.
Robots could help solve social care crisis, say academics
The crisis in care of the elderly might be partly solved by robots with a good bedside manner.
Explorer uses brain scanner to track emotions on UK cities tour
Urban explorer Daniel Raven-Ellison has been journeying across Britain's cities, tracking his emotional response using a brain scanner.
‘Don't give us flak’
A transgender woman from Pennsylvania answers questions about her life and gives advice to others.
Cancer drugs price rise 'costing NHS millions'
Some cancer drugs that are no longer under patent are rising in price when they should be falling.
Woman kept alive for six days with no lungs
A woman was kept alive with no lungs for six days while she waited for a transplant in April last year.
Virtual reality 'could help treat vertigo'
Virtual reality could be used to diagnose and treat visual vertigo, according to a team of Cardiff University scientists.
Girl Power
Girl Power needs to start young - with storybooks - to challenge the assumption that boys are smarter, an education expert says.
Cuts planned to Worcestershire hip and knee operations
Surgeons hit out at the cost-cutting move, which health chiefs say will save around £2m a year.
Free soda: France bans unlimited sugary drink refills
The number of overweight or obese people in France is below the EU average but is on the rise.
Akil Mitchell describes eyeball popping out during basketball game
"With the palm of my hand I felt my eyeball on the side of my face," Akil Mitchell says.
Girls lose faith in their own talents by the age of six
"Disheartening" results suggest children's future careers could be affected, according to US researchers.
Human-pig 'chimera embryos' detailed
Embryos that are about 0.001% human could lead to human organs being grown in animals.
NHS equality boss and Devon CEO faces jail for fraud
A former NHS equality boss faces jail for swindling £11,000 by diverting funds to her husband.
Swedish anti-abortion midwife sues officials in job claim
A Swedish midwife who refuses to carry out abortions sues a health authority for not employing her.
Appeal right granted in abortion pills case
A mother accused of buying abortion pills online is granted leave to seek a Judicial Review into a decision to prosecute her.
Ambulance services 'not coping' as demand rises
Ambulance crews are finding it "increasingly difficult to cope" with rising demand, an audit in England finds.
Semi-legal operation
Diane Munday, 80, had an abortion back at a time when gin and knitting needles could be used by backstreet abortionists - and were sometimes fatal.
UK has 'stark inequalities in child health', report says
Poverty is at the root of many child health problems in the UK, a major study has found.
Artificial intelligence 'as good as cancer doctors'
AI can identify skin cancer in photographs with the same accuracy as doctors, say scientists.
Is the 'legal highs' ban working?
It is eight months since the UK government banned the drugs that were known as "legal highs". Benjamin Zand reports.
First meeting of two girls with same genetic condition
Caitlyn Thompson and Tamika Kyd have the same rare genetic disorder, recently discovered by Sanger Institute scientists.
Cadbury Premier League child health link-up criticised
Critics say chocolate should not be linked with healthy lifestyles in a joint drive with the Premier League.
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