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Charges for NHS dental treatment in England will rise by 5% this year and next, the government has announced.
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Consultants in England could be offered new NHS contracts within weeks, the BBC understands, after what ministers describe as "constructive" negotiations.
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Some people with high levels of supposedly "good" cholesterol are at much greater risk of a heart disease, a study suggests.
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Gum disease is linked with a greater rate of cognitive decline for people with Alzheimer's Disease, research suggests.
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Hospitals could end up overcrowded on Thursday as they struggle to discharge patients because of the junior doctors strike, NHS leaders are warning.
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A pair of drugs can dramatically shrink some breast cancers in just 11 days, UK doctors have shown.
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Taiwanese researchers suggest many children diagnosed with ADHD may just be the youngest in the class.
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A&E delays in England have reached record levels, official figures show, as demand soars.
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Eating raw meat and making stone tools may be behind the smaller teeth and faces of humans compared with their ancient relatives.
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A pioneering procedure to heal the eye has been described as one of the "finest achievements" in regenerative medicine.
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The junior doctor dispute is beginning to take its toll on the NHS in England, health service leaders are warning, as medics take part in their third strike.
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The number of teenage girls getting pregnant in England and Wales is continuing to fall, figures show.
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A pair of Vietnamese twins have been found to have different fathers, in an extremely rare case.
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Health trusts in England are ranked by their ability to learn from mistakes, as part of several changes designed to improve patient safety.
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Ministers and junior doctors are locked in an increasingly fraught dispute in England. But what exactly is this row about?
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Three junior doctors explain why they are striking against government plans to introduce a new contract.
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George, 20, says he was put on anti-depressants by his doctor when he was 15, after a five minute consultation.
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A rise in the use of anti-depressant drugs among children is a concern, the World Health Organization says.
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Sexual transmission of the Zika virus is more common than previously thought, the World Health Organization says.
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A culture of bullying at an NHS trust prevented staff from speaking out about the number of heart surgery patients who were dying, a report finds.
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The Scottish government announces health workers in Scotland will receive a 1% pay rise for the third year in a row.
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The government welcomes a Court of Appeal ruling that the smoking ban does not apply to state prisons, saying it can now carry on with plans to bring in a ban gradually.
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About 2.5 million people in Britain - 9% of drinkers - consume more than the weekly recommended limit for alcohol in a single day, official figures show.
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Some hospitals provide maternity bereavement suites for families who suffer a loss, including the chance to spend time and have photos taken with their baby.
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Currently some hospitals provide a maternity bereavement suite. This is a peaceful place for parents whose babies have died.
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Hospital care out of hours in Wales is inadequate and there needs to be a systemic review, the public services ombudsman says.
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A lack of stem cells in the womb lining is causing thousands of women to suffer repeat miscarriages, say researchers in Warwick.
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Pop records set a bad example by portraying ageing and old people in a negative light, a study in a nursing journal says.
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Many mental health trusts in England have seen "no significant investment" in psychiatric services for children despite government plans to overhaul provision, say experts.
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A health campaign is targeting the over-40s in a bid to improve their lifestyles.
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A hospital consultant is under investigation over comments he made about a Muslim surgeon who wore a head scarf in an operating theatre.
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Every day in the UK 11 babies are stillborn - and research shows we still lag behind other wealthy countries when it comes to tackling the issue.
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Unhealthy middle-aged people must improve their lifestyles if they want to enjoy a healthy retirement, a new government campaign is warning.
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Two disgraced nurses are making thousands of pounds illegally prescribing Botox around the UK, a BBC investigation finds.
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GPs in England will be asked to give information on dementia to all patients over 40, under plans revealed by the government.
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People over 40 in England are to be given more information about dementia to help improve early diagnosis of the condition, the health secretary says.
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Grubs could hold the key to solving a major issue of malnutrition in Cameroon, according to scientists.
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After being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease five years ago, comedy writer Paul Mayhew-Archer decided to find out what was being done to develop treatments.
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The long-lasting effects of eating peanut products as a baby to avoid the risk of allergy are supported by new research.
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Zika virus kills the type of tissue found in the developing brain, researchers have shown.
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Darek Fidyka, who was paralysed from the chest down after a knife attack in 2010, can now ride an adapted tricycle.
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A woman who had her child using a surrogate in India said she felt her and her partner "knew where they stood" doing it abroad.
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A Zika vaccine could be ready for human trials in the summer, according to the man in charge of the US government's research programme.
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The parents of twins with cerebral palsy are calling for the NHS to make a "truly life-changing" operation available to everyone with the condition.
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Scientists in the United States say a vaccine against the Zika virus could be ready for human trials within six months.
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Scientists from University College, London believe they have discovered a way to "steer" the immune system to kill cancers.
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Tim Muffett caught up with the Maceachen family as Harry and Simon prepared for liver transplant surgery.
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Inhaling laughing gas - nitrous oxide - after a traumatic event could help prevent distressing memories from "sticking" in the brain, research suggests.
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Fewer children would develop infections in intensive care if the plastic tubes used to deliver drugs straight into their veins were coated in antibiotics, a study in The Lancet suggests.
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A hospital in Birmingham is told to report weekly to the health watchdog amid concerns of high death rates during or following heart operations.
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