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As NHS performance targets are missed yet again, what will it take to get back on track?
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A&E performance in England sank to a new low in February for the second month in a row, official figures show.
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An Australian couple involved in an international surrogacy dispute did not abandon their surrogate baby, Gammy, in Thailand, a court finds.
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Health officials in the United States have confirmed that the Zika virus in pregnant women causes babies to be born with unusually small heads and severe brain abnormalities.
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The medical condition which ended a footballer's career
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A Unicef report says the UK is lagging behind other rich countries in tackling inequalities between rich and poor children.
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirms that the Zika virus causes severe birth defects including microcephaly.
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Gaps in NHS services designed to help sick and premature babies are completely unacceptable, a child health expert says.
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Rising levels of obesity are likely to be fuelling an increase in the number of women diagnosed with womb cancer, charity Cancer Research UK warns.
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Health watchdog will look at how NHS trust services learn from the deaths of patients, after a man with learning disabilities drowned in a bath in hospital.
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A mother receiving medical treatment successfully appeals for strangers to breastfeed her son.
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The Zika virus is "scarier" than first thought and its impact on the US could be greater than predicted, public health officials say.
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The body that regulates UK doctors is introducing new guidelines for cosmetic procedures to stop rogue practitioners who put profits before patients.
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Some people appear to be born with 'superhero DNA' that cancels out genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis, say researchers.
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A new drug to treat muscular dystrophy, highlighted by a boy with the condition who lobbied Nicola Sturgeon, is rejected for routine use in Scottish hospitals.
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A body believed to be that of a missing junior doctor has been found, police say.
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Sarah Green was a 17-year old girl who died as a result of self-harming while an inpatient in a mental health unit.
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NHS Wales can be among the world's best for cancer care if big changes are made in how quickly it is diagnosed, says an international expert.
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A new scanning technique is being tested to see if it can give an early indication of how well cancer drugs are working in patients.
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A campaign group that represents bereaved families is demanding the government investigates the way deaths of young people in mental health units are recorded.
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An all-out strike by junior doctors will "irreparably damage" trust and the reputation of the profession, NHS England's medical director says.
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Across Asia people eat more fish than anywhere else in the world, but there is a potential danger as mercury and other chemicals are found in fish.
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Scientists have unravelled one of the secrets of a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine that may have promise for fighting cancer.
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Uganda's only radiotherapy machine used for treating cancer is broken beyond repair, the country's main cancer unit says.
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Scientists have made a significant leap towards mass producing platelets - the part of the blood that forms clots.
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Why is abortion essentially illegal in Northern Ireland?
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Fresh talks to break the deadlock in the junior doctor dispute in England have been ruled out by the government as the latest strike ends.
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Gestational diabetes - which affects the growth of developing babies - is being diagnosed too late, warn scientists.
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The BBC has been asking shoppers what they think of the idea of being given food labels with exercise advice.
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A common drug, lithium, could hold the key to long life, in flies at least, according to research.
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Health experts are calling for better labelling to show people just how much activity is needed to work off what they consume.
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A childbirth charity apologises to 15,000 expectant parents after registration details were accessed in a "data breach".
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A spike in the number of deaths in England and Wales last year was due to an increase in dementia and respiratory diseases such as flu among older people, according to official figures.
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Wide discrepancies exist in waiting times for mental health treatment for eating disorders in England, a BBC investigation finds.
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Plans have been made to deal with a "difficult" second day of the junior doctors' strike, NHS England says.
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How much exercise does it take to burn off that chocolate bar?
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An under-fire health trust, criticised after a teenager drowned in a bath, is told to significantly improve protection of mental health patients.
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A woman from Northern Ireland who has taken abortion pills bought online has said she has done nothing to be ashamed of.
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The chief executive of a NHS trust criticised by the Care Quality Commission over its failure to investigate deaths says she will not resign.
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A senior judge has strongly criticised an IVF clinic in London over errors with paperwork for a lesbian couple.
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Junior doctors in England begin a fourth walkout in their long-running contract dispute with the government.
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The world is facing an "unrelenting march" of diabetes which now affects one in 11 people, the World Health Organization warns.
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The world is facing an "unrelenting march" of diabetes which now affects one-in-11 people, the World Health Organization has warned.
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Junior doctors in England begin a fourth walkout in their long-running contract dispute with the government.
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An Australian mother who passed the potentially fatal whooping cough infection to her newborn says she regrets refusing the vaccination.
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An Australian mother who passed the potentially fatal whooping cough infection to her newborn says she regrets refusing the vaccination.
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Too many children are being incorrectly diagnosed with asthma, with inhalers becoming almost "fashion accessories", two specialists say.
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Too many children are being incorrectly diagnosed with asthma, with inhalers becoming almost "fashion accessories", two specialists say.
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