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A BBC Breakfast investigation has found some eating disorder patients are being refused mental health treatment because their BMI is either too high or too low.

US health insurer Banner Health writes to 3.7 million customers and healthcare providers following a cyber-attack.

A new study from the US comparing two traditional communities suggests exposure to farm animals may prevent asthma in children.

The brains of overweight people look "'10 years older' than those of leaner peers, a study has found.

A number of people in Scotland have been diagnosed as having the Zika virus, the Scottish government confirms.

A mother says her anorexic teenage daughter was passed to six different hospitals in two years, and now she has to travel 200 miles to see her.

Residents and visitors of Miami's Wynwood neighbourhood react to an "unprecedented" travel alert.

Supermarkets should concentrate their price promotions on healthy food to assist in the battle against obesity, according to consumer group Which?

An investigation into flossing finds years of dental recommendations are backed up by "unreliable" research, so should you floss or not?

Researchers analyse data from 1,875 sexually active and 517 sexually inactive people aged 16 to 21.

Mother Sarah Allen calls for free chickenpox vaccinations after her toddler had the "worst ever case".

The NHS in England has been told by the High Court it can fund a drug that can prevent HIV after health bosses argued it was not their responsibility.

Former health minister Dr Dan Poulter says NHS England decision not to provide preventative HIV drugs was "extraordinary"

Saskia speaks about her experience of life as a young carer looking after her father and how family life is adjusting to the situation.

A woman calls for the chickenpox vaccination free for all on the NHS after her son had what is thought to be the "worst ever case".

An HIV-preventative drug is the subject of a legal battle over which organisation should pay for it. As campaigners win their High Court case against the NHS, one man tells how taking the medication changed his life.

Women who have had their appendix or tonsils removed appear to be more fertile, a 15-year study of more than half a million British women suggests.

A new analysis of congenital heart disease has found affected children often inherit damaging gene variants from their seemingly healthy parents.

People should aim get more protein from vegetable sources rather than meat, to boost life expectancy, a study suggests.

The effects of poverty in the UK cost the average taxpayer £1,200 a year, and the UK £78bn in total, with the NHS bearing the brunt, a report suggests.

Five major UK supermarkets are warned to take thousands of pots of yogurt off their shelves amid concerns they may contain pieces of rubber.

More than 170,000 people in the UK who were diagnosed with cancer up to 40 years ago are still alive, although many face lifelong side-effects, a report says.

Greig Trout was diagnosed with cancer at the age of seven, survived a blood clot at 21 and was diagnosed with cancer again at 30.

A man who has survived cancer twice says the "worst part" of his journey was the fear of the disease returning after his second all-clear.

Pregnant women are being advised by Public Health England to consider postponing non-essential trips to the US state of Florida, amid concerns over the Zika virus.

Young women with type 1 diabetes talk about the misunderstanding around the disease.

Southern Health NHS Trust paid millions of pounds to companies owned by previous associates of its embattled chief executive, the BBC learns.

Four people suffering from the Zika virus in Florida are probably the first cases contracted within the US, health officials say.

Sweden is launching a three-year official study of its citizens' sex lives - the first for 20 years.

The UK's first maternity service for victims of rape and sexual abuse, which opens today at the Royal London Hospital.

A woman died from the untreated side effects of the combined contraceptive pill, a coroner concludes.

A hospital losing £75 a minute is to close a ward and axe 350 full time posts, an NHS trust reveals.

Scientists say that having just an hour of exercise a day may help undo the damage of sitting at a desk all day. Here are five tips on how to be more active without having to go anywhere near a gym.

The earliest evidence of cancer in the human fossil record has been discovered in South Africa, say researchers.

Exercise can counter the dangers of an office job - if you're short of time, here are some moves you can do at your desk.

A new class of antibiotics has been discovered by analysing the bacterial warfare taking place up people's noses, scientists report.

An hour's "brisk exercise" each day offsets the risks of early death linked to a desk-bound working life, scientists suggest.

The BBC's Laura Westbrook takes to the streets of London to ask people for their thoughts on being bored at work.

Leadership challenger Owen Smith sets out a series of policies to tackle inequality but issues an apology after saying Labour should be "smashing" Theresa May.

Nancy Frates, whose son Pete has ALS, welcomes a research breakthrough, but says more donations are needed to find a "cure".

A drug appears to slow the death of the brain and preserve mental function in patients with Alzheimer's disease, a study shows.

The Ice Bucket Challenge that went viral in 2014 has funded the discovery of an important gene in the neurodegenerative disease ALS, the ALS Association says.

Those undergoing the menopause after the age of 55 have an elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a study suggests.

Test your knowledge of which nations are the tallest and which have grown the most over the past century.

In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene considers a dilemma over possible malaria prevention.

Growing pressures are leading UK hospitals increasingly to rely on premium overtime pay to get consultants to do extra work, with one paid £375,000 last year, the BBC finds.

The prospect of using cloning to treat humans has been boosted by new evidence suggests that it can be used safely in animals.

Japanese scientists say watching TV for hours can raise the risk of you dying from a blood clot.

Mark Williams, chief executive of the British egg industry council, tells Radio 4's Today programme they are "absolutely delighted"

A toddler with a "one in almost nine million" blood disorder finds a matching stem cell donor after a two-year search.