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Colombia says three people have died after contracting the Zika virus and developing a rare nerve disorder.

Active Zika virus has been detected in the saliva and urine of patients, Brazilian scientists say.

Delays in discharging patients out of hospitals in England is a "major problem", a report on how to save £5bn of NHS's annual budget by 2020 says.

Six months before the start of the Rio 2016 Olympics, officials are reassuring athletes and visitors that the city is safe - despite the ongoing Zika outbreak.

A special NHS fund for cancer medicines in England needs to be managed more effectively, says a committee of MPs.

The Department of Health is to cut about 650 jobs to reduce running costs.

Spain confirms that a pregnant woman has been diagnosed with the Zika virus - the first such case in Europe.

Some 1,780 people died on Britain's roads last year - 49 more than the previous year, new figures show.

Bereavement services for families whose babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth are "not good enough", a government health minister has said.

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Cancer death rates in the UK have fallen by about 10% in the past 10 years, but actual numbers of cancer deaths are still on the rise.

An NHS mental health trust is working with US researchers to develop an app that may stop people from killing themselves.

Rebecca Gibson's husband took his own life in October 2014. She told the BBC what happened.

Cancer Research UK says the number of people who die of cancer has fallen by 10% over the last 10 years.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff declares war on mosquitoes responsible for spreading the Zika virus in a recorded TV message to the nation.

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Scientists have sequenced the entire genome of the bed bug to help work out how to eliminate the pest, which has been developing resistance to existing insecticide sprays.

A rare case of the Zika virus being sexually transmitted has been reported in Texas.

Pressures on GPs in England and Wales have grown so much that they feel they are "letting down" their patients and potentially providing unsafe care, doctors leaders say.

A boy with a rare sleeping illness caused by a swine flu vaccine wins £120,000 in damages.

Is it time to change our approach to cancer?

BBC News looks at the amount of sugar found in the kind of food and drink we consume every day.

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How did the world wake up to the threat caused by the Zika virus, that health experts link to birth defects?

England's chief medical officer says people must take personal responsibility for their drinking and consider cancer risks with each glass.

Sixty-five to 79 is the happiest age group for adults, while middle-aged people have the lowest levels of well-being, a UK study suggests.

An urgent global race is under way to establish how and why the Zika virus could be causing a devastating spike in cases of babies being born with underdeveloped brains in South America.

The amount of time it takes for autism to be diagnosed should be monitored by NHS England and targets set, the National Autistic Society (NAS) says.

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A disease linked to the Zika virus in Latin America poses a global public health emergency requiring a united response, says the World Health Organization.

Scientists recreate the furrows of a human brain using a simple two-layered gel model, showing that the brain's folds have physical origins.

Next week's strike by junior doctors in England will go ahead as talks with the government have failed to reach a solution - but union leaders say medics will provide emergency cover.

An emergency meeting of the World Health Organization is discussing the unprecedented Zika outbreak and whether to declare a global emergency.

Commentators across Latin America reflect on Zika's grip.

UK scientists win permission to genetically modify human embryos for the first time.

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Confusion and fear is blighting the pregnancies of thousands of women across Brazil

Actor Will Smith says he believes players who receive repeated knocks to the head are in danger of developing long-term brain damage.

The World Health Organization is holding an emergency meeting in Geneva today to decide whether to declare the Zika outbreak an international public health emergency.

El Salvador works to contain the spread of the virus

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On Monday, the World Health Organization will meet to discuss whether the Zika virus - which is spreading rapidly through Latin America - should be declared an international emergency.

Doctors in Switzerland say they have separated eight-day-old conjoined sisters - believed to be the youngest ever to be successfully parted.

Almost 14,000 assaults have been carried out on NHS Scotland staff in the last nine months, new figures reveal.

An independent review is to be carried out of the way drugs are assessed for use on the NHS in Scotland.

Researchers in the UK hope that a phone app could help monitor the progress of patients with Parkinson's disease.

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