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Fewer people are dying or suffering from heart disease in Wales, according to an annual report.

A mother is keen to raise awareness of toxic shock syndrome after her son's case was misdiagnosed as tonsillitis.

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer confirms it will buy a cancer drug firm Medivation for about $14bn (£10.7bn).

Argentina is one of the world's largest exporters of genetically-modified soya. It's big business, but some local residents fear herbicides used by the industry could be making them sick.

A new study aims to detect the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease before a person has any obvious clinical symptoms.

British researchers are hoping to shed new light on the very early stages of Alzheimer's disease, with the help of hundreds of volunteers

Home Office doctors gave the go-ahead for experimental drug trials on children at two approved schools in the 1960s, National Archives files show.

US doctor Donald Henderson, who led a successful campaign to wipe out smallpox worldwide, has died at the age of 87.

An NHS trust apologises "unreservedly" after a misdiagnosis resulted in a three-year-old boy having his legs and seven fingers amputated.

Twelve districts of Greece have banned blood donations because of malaria, with four out of 65 recent cases contracted inside Greece, Greek media report.

Cosmetic surgery clinics which are not up to standard could be named under new government proposals.

The UN has finally acknowledged it played a role in an outbreak of cholera in Haiti in 2010 that has since killed about 10,000 people in the country.

A leading provider of abortions in England has suspended terminations under general anaesthetic, and those to under 18s, following inspections by healthcare inspectors.

NHS England is inviting applications for funding to improve care for women with serious mental illness during pregnancy or soon after birth.

A midwife accused of failings leading to the death of a baby boy in Cumbria is suspended for nine months.

Wigan council is taking a new approach to tackling child obesity by inviting children with weight problems on an eighteen month fitness programme that teaches them about being active and eating well.

A dentist who sparked "the biggest NHS patient recall in history" is struck off.

Former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell has spoken about his brother who’s died aged 62.

The government's childhood obesity plan meets heavy criticism from health experts, campaigners, MPs and the boss of one of Britain's biggest supermarkets.

Researchers say they have discovered a new experimental method of observing changes in the eye, which could detect Parkinson's disease before symptoms develop.

Plans to tackle childhood obesity in England will include measures to cut sugar in food and drink by 20% over four years but not curb junk food TV adverts, the BBC understands.

Sex and relationship education (SRE) in schools is often criticised - so we've asked a teacher to watch old videos and explain how it's changed over the last 50 years.

Young people starting at university or college in September are being urged to get a vaccine against meningitis.

Professional golfers are likely to have oddly shaped hip joints, researchers have discovered.

Baby survives for two weeks with a plastic toy stuck in his throat.

Doctors at a specialist heart centre use a new rapid cooling technique - "much like a baked Alaska" - to treat a heart attack patient.

Letters are disappearing from company logos and shop-fronts as part of a campaign to encourage more blood donation.

A new dementia atlas, published by the government, reveals patchy NHS care for the condition across England.

A nurse who left a syringe full of drugs on a patient's bed and gave another patient the wrong medication is struck off.

Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan has been appointed by the Alzheimer's Society and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt as the UK's first global Dementia Friends Ambassador.

Viruses are more dangerous when they infect their victims in the morning, a University of Cambridge study suggests.

One woman's recovery from crystal meth addiction inspires thousands on social media.

A dentist who sparked "the biggest NHS patient recall in history" committed a string of malpractice offences, a panel finds.

Labour leadership challenger Owen Smith accuses the government of having "a secret plan to privatise the NHS" in England.

An NHS sex therapist is warning about a surge in the number of young men suffering sexual health problems because of online pornography.

Changes to the roads around the University Hospital of Wales are being introduced in a bid to stop gridlock and help ambulances reach A&E quickly.

Dating apps need to help tackle a rise in sexually transmitted infections, health experts say, as new figures show a rise in some diseases.

The threat of Zika in the US has been known about for months. One pregnant women in Florida thinks more should have been done to tackle it.

Hundreds of people in the UK have received an organ transplant from a former cancer patient, despite many believing you cannot donate if you have had the disease, data shows.

The Local Government Association says unregistered tattooists are inking children illegally.

Zika virus is found in the sperm of an Italian man six months after his first symptoms, twice as long as in previously reported cases.

Five million Nigerian children are due to be vaccinated against polio after the first new cases for two years, the government says.

Representatives of junior doctors call for fresh industrial action in their dispute with the health secretary about a new contract.

A new online campaign is putting pressure on fast food giant McDonald's to impose a global ban on products from animals treated with antibiotics.

Local councils want tougher sentences for illegal tattooists, who they warn are offering cheap prices for their services to children.

Professor Roger Pickup gives his view on whether Wimbledon player Gabriella Taylor could have been intentionally poisoned with Weil's disease at Wimbledon- and whether you can be infected from a drinks can.

Eight paraplegic people have regained partial movement after a one-year training programme based on brain-controlled robotics, researchers say.

The market is booming in apps which help women track their periods - but there are warnings about data concerns.

Delays in discharging patients from hospital have risen 23% since June last year, NHS England reveals.

A mother describes how her stillborn baby was "left to rot" for six days on a hospital floor instead of being taken to a mortuary.