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The number of people in their 80s or older who are relied on as carers has rocketed in the last seven years, according to the charity Age UK.

Ten killings involving patients of a mental health trust will be reviewed after the conviction of a man who stabbed a motorist to death.

Department of Health figures suggest abortion rates for England and Wales have remained "fairly constant", with 184,571 abortions in 2015.

A hallucinogenic chemical in magic mushrooms shows promise for people with untreatable depression, a tiny study suggests.

Nurses, paramedics and pharmacists should be trained to fill in for doctors and help the NHS in England cope with demand, bosses say.

A hospital in Boston becomes the first in the US to perform a successful penis transplant, say doctors, calling the operation "a surgical milestone".

US scientists say they have managed to clone the Zika virus - an important step towards fast-tracking a vaccine against the disease.

An "intelligent" prosthetic limb, improved MRI scanners and green engines are the three finalists for a major UK engineering prize.

Fifteen cancer charities say they are "deeply concerned" about new plans for approving innovative cancer medicines for the NHS in England.

Polio could be eradicated in Pakistan within months, the World Health Organisation says, as a mass vaccination drive is launched in the north-west.

Detecting signs of disease without the need for expensive laboratory equipment.

More than half of those seeking a diagnosis for dementia have delayed going to their GP by at least a year, according to a survey carried out by the Alzheimer's Society.

An under-fire health trust, criticised for putting its patients at risk, cancels a meeting to discuss its failures.

President Obama was joined by rapper Macklemore for his weekly address - in an effort to raise awareness about the perils of drug addiction.

A quadruple amputee will join a group of injured servicemen to kayak through freezing waters and around icebergs off the coast of Greenland.

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of young people being treated for addiction to legal highs.

The 'crunch' talks to reach a deal over the junior doctors contract in England are being extended into next week.

The 'crunch' talks to reach a deal over the junior doctors contract in England are being extended into next week.

The number of cancelled operations not rescheduled within 28 days has hit a 10-year high, NHS England figures show.

Brain tumours in dogs are similar to human ones and could give clues to how the disease develops, say scientists.

Inside England's only gender identity clinic for children

Disrupting brain activity during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep can stop mice from forming new memories, a study suggests.

New guidelines from the World Health Organization aim to speed up the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).

Thousands of NHS patients in England may have been incorrectly prescribed statins due to a computer glitch.

The NHS in England has had its busiest year in its history, official figures show, as the service continues to struggle to hit its targets.

A hospital trust lifts a ban on the use of e-cigarettes in its grounds - one of the first in England to do so.

The rise of fake Viagra

One in four pregnancies ends in an abortion each year, global estimates from the World Health Organization and Guttmacher Institute suggest.

NHS patients in England are being sent home from hospital afraid and with little support, an ombudsman report reveals.

Alder Hey children's hospital is teaming up with IBM Watson to develop an app to answer questions about hospital stays.

NHS patients in England are being sent home from hospital afraid and with little support, a report from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman reveals.

When James Longman was nine, his father who had schizophrenia, killed himself. He asks if there is a genetic link in mental health.

Bad planning and cost-cutting have left the NHS in England short of vital front-line staff, MPs are warning.

Being overweight may not be as unhealthy as it was 40 years ago, Danish research suggests.

A report into East Midlands Ambulance Service finds it has "insufficient staff" to meet the needs of patients in a "timely manner".

The number of five-year-olds suffering from tooth decay has dropped to its lowest level in almost a decade, latest figures from Public Health England show.

The shock tactics used by an advertising campaign

Why are videos of cysts being burst so popular?

Claims that hospital patients in England are more likely to die at weekends are based on flawed data, according to new research by Oxford University.

Fresh talks aimed at ending the dispute over a new contract for junior doctors in England are under way.

Hundreds of passengers on a British cruise ship docked in the US have fallen ill with norovirus, health officials say.

The woman determined to get people discussing womb cancer

Health officials in Liverpool are tackling "an alarming level" of child tooth decay in the city by outlining the amounts of sugar in soft drinks.

Some of the most vulnerable groups in society are being denied access to good end-of-life care, a report by England's health watchdog, the Care Quality Commission, has found.

An NHS trust is fined £180,000 after sexual health centre 56 Dean Street mistakenly leaked the details of 780 patients who had attended HIV clinics.

Most people cannot financially afford to get cancer, according to a charity, which says being diagnosed with the disease increases people's living costs.

Veterans will now be treated at Headley Court military rehabilitation unit as well as serving personnel, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon says.

The British Medical Association says it will re-enter talks with the government over outstanding contract issues for junior doctors in England.

Junior doctor representatives at the British Medical Association will meet later to decide whether to hold talks with the government over disputed new employment contracts.