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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.

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.