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Almost 12,000 people in England are still waiting to hear if they are due millions of pounds in backdated care fees.

Too many teenagers and young adults are dying of some types of cancer, a Europe-wide report warns.

A husband's online account of fertility problems strikes a chord

People with a disability are finding it increasingly difficult to get behind the wheel because of government reforms, according to two charities.

An Indian woman gives birth to a 15lb (6.82kg) baby girl, who doctors say could be the heaviest child ever born in the country.

A vaccine to reduce the risk of cancer is to be offered to homosexual men in England in a pilot scheme starting in June.

A family whose two-year-old son received a heart transplant after a 14-month wait in hospital say they have been given "a second chance at life".

The mums whose partners shook their babies

BBC journalist Victoria Derbyshire has completed six weeks of radiotherapy, her last major treatment for breast cancer.

The NHS in England must get a grip on the delays patients face in being released from hospital, as the problem causes unnecessary harm and wastes money, the National Audit Office says.

NHS England spending on private ambulances for 999 calls trebles to £68m in four years, data gathered by the BBC shows.

Exam pressures and physical health problems, like acne, are major contributory factors in the suicides of young people, according to new research.

A 60-year-old woman who wants to use her late daughter's frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild is continuing her legal battle.

Scientists studying the Zika outbreak in Brazil are becoming increasingly concerned the virus may cause eye damage in babies.

GPs in England have "dramatically" reduced the number of antibiotic prescriptions they prescribe to patients, latest figures reveal.

Plans to scrap student bursaries and charge nurses and other health staff for their degrees in England could backfire, unions are warning.

More than 12,000 people in England are now safer and being looked after better in care homes than they were two years ago, the Care Quality Commission says.

A football league exclusively for men who classed as obese has been launched in Somerset.

An NHS doctor left his family in the UK and joined the Islamic State group in Syria, the BBC learns from leaked IS recruitment papers.

Thousands of people with type-2 diabetes in the UK are missing out on obesity surgery that would slash blood sugars and even lead to remission in some cases, a team of experts say.

Wu Pinggui talks to the BBC after having an operation to transplant a pig's cornea into his eye.

Anti-malarial drug Lariam, which can cause severe side-effects, should be the "drug of last resort" for UK troops, MPs on the defence committee say.

A man died from operable cancer after an NHS trust failed to act on advice from another hospital, an ombudsman's report reveals.

Can vegans push themselves to physical extremes?

An Australian feminist group expressed fury after Facebook rejected an ad it created because of the image it used.

The spread of Zika is the price being paid for a massive policy failure on mosquito control, says World Health Organization leader Margaret Chan.

"Unloved" GP waiting rooms which are covered in leaflets and tatty magazines can increase patients' anxiety, according to an Edinburgh study.

Rock legend Wilko Johnson on the chance meeting that led to him being cured of cancer, which he had previously been told was terminal.

Fat, carbs or protein? What foods make a healthy diet?

From a prototype device which can detect gluten in food to allergy apps, BBC Click's Lara Lewington reports

Thousands of local pharmacies in England are at risk of closure because of cuts by the Department of Health, according to a campaign group.

Advice to eat more fat is irresponsible and potentially deadly, Public Health England's chief nutritionist has said.

As antibiotics resistance grows around the world, for some people even the strongest drugs no longer work

Thousands of local pharmacies in England are at risk of closure because of cuts by the Department of Health, a campaign group says.

The number of people caring for someone with cancer in the UK has risen to almost 1.5 million, according to a cancer charity.

Advice to eat more fat is irresponsible and potentially deadly, Public Health England's chief nutritionist says.

The health service could suffer if Brexit puts the economy at risk as "when the British economy sneezes, the NHS catches a cold", chief executive of NHS England warns.

A new vibrating walking stick is helping people with Parkinson's Disease retain their mobility and independence.

President Obama criticises the US Congress for failing to fully back his request for a $1.9bn (£1.25bn) fund to combat the Zika virus.

The teenagers who regularly poison themselves

The Zika virus strain responsible for the outbreaks in Brazil has been detected in Africa for the first time, the World Health Organization says.

Nearly 5,500 mental health patients in England had to travel out of their area last year because of a lack of hospital beds, new figures show.

The Victoria Derbyshire programme speaks to two people who have suffered after having to travel because of a lack of mental health beds in their area.

Patient care could start to suffer after hospitals and other NHS trusts in England overspent by a record £2.45bn last year, experts are warning.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has long been known for his campaign to improve children's access to healthier food.

An unprecedented overspend by hospitals and other NHS trusts in England is expected to be announced later by health bosses.

Are there still taboos surrounding childbirth?

My brother's brain injury was ignored because of dementia

Scientists have come up with an explanation for why some teenage boys go through a clumsy phase during a growth spurt.