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Families of people with learning disabilities say they are planning to take legal action against local authorities and NHS providers over lack of provision in the community.
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A drug for treating children aged five and over with Duchenne muscular dystrophy will be made available to around 50 children through NHS England.
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Debbie Evans talks about her son who has learning disabilities and has lived in a medical institution for seven years
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Food giant Mars, which makes Dolmio and Uncle Ben's sauces, defends its advice that some products should only be consumed once a week due to high salt, sugar or fat content.
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Mother of two, Dr Rachel Maynard, tells the Victoria Derbyshire programme of her shock and embarrassment after discovering her five-year-old son needed two rotten teeth removed.
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Food giant Mars, which makes Dolmio and Uncle Ben's sauces, says some products should only be consumed once a week due to high salt, sugar or fat content.
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A senior coroner has warned of a risk of future deaths if the NHS favours vaginal delivery over Caesarean sections on the basis of cost.
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More than 100 operations a day are being carried out in hospitals in England to remove rotten teeth from children and teenagers.
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Long-term use of heartburn drugs may increase the risk of kidney damage, according to US research.
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Cancer scientists have genetically modified the immune system to help them attack tumours in mice.
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The first case of the malaria parasite being unable to spread its resistance to drugs has been discovered by scientists in Australia.
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The operation of a patient undergoing surgery for colon cancer is streamed-live using virtual reality video.
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A long awaited assisted-suicide bill has been put before Canada's Parliament that protects doctors, but with a proviso that prevents foreigners coming to die.
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A hospital's accident and emergency department is to close temporarily as it cannot "recruit enough staff to provide a safe service".
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Victoria Derbyshire speaks to a panel of guests about a project to teach teenagers about the issue of infertility.
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As NHS performance targets are missed yet again, what will it take to get back on track?
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A&E performance in England sank to a new low in February for the second month in a row, official figures show.
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An Australian couple involved in an international surrogacy dispute did not abandon their surrogate baby, Gammy, in Thailand, a court finds.
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Health officials in the United States have confirmed that the Zika virus in pregnant women causes babies to be born with unusually small heads and severe brain abnormalities.
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The medical condition which ended a footballer's career
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A Unicef report says the UK is lagging behind other rich countries in tackling inequalities between rich and poor children.
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirms that the Zika virus causes severe birth defects including microcephaly.
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Gaps in NHS services designed to help sick and premature babies are completely unacceptable, a child health expert says.
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Rising levels of obesity are likely to be fuelling an increase in the number of women diagnosed with womb cancer, charity Cancer Research UK warns.
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Health watchdog will look at how NHS trust services learn from the deaths of patients, after a man with learning disabilities drowned in a bath in hospital.
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A mother receiving medical treatment successfully appeals for strangers to breastfeed her son.
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The Zika virus is "scarier" than first thought and its impact on the US could be greater than predicted, public health officials say.
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The body that regulates UK doctors is introducing new guidelines for cosmetic procedures to stop rogue practitioners who put profits before patients.
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Some people appear to be born with 'superhero DNA' that cancels out genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis, say researchers.
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A new drug to treat muscular dystrophy, highlighted by a boy with the condition who lobbied Nicola Sturgeon, is rejected for routine use in Scottish hospitals.
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A body believed to be that of a missing junior doctor has been found, police say.
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Sarah Green was a 17-year old girl who died as a result of self-harming while an inpatient in a mental health unit.
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NHS Wales can be among the world's best for cancer care if big changes are made in how quickly it is diagnosed, says an international expert.
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A new scanning technique is being tested to see if it can give an early indication of how well cancer drugs are working in patients.
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A campaign group that represents bereaved families is demanding the government investigates the way deaths of young people in mental health units are recorded.
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An all-out strike by junior doctors will "irreparably damage" trust and the reputation of the profession, NHS England's medical director says.
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Across Asia people eat more fish than anywhere else in the world, but there is a potential danger as mercury and other chemicals are found in fish.
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Scientists have unravelled one of the secrets of a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine that may have promise for fighting cancer.
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Uganda's only radiotherapy machine used for treating cancer is broken beyond repair, the country's main cancer unit says.
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Scientists have made a significant leap towards mass producing platelets - the part of the blood that forms clots.
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Why is abortion essentially illegal in Northern Ireland?
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Fresh talks to break the deadlock in the junior doctor dispute in England have been ruled out by the government as the latest strike ends.
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The BBC has been asking shoppers what they think of the idea of being given food labels with exercise advice.
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A common drug, lithium, could hold the key to long life, in flies at least, according to research.
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Health experts are calling for better labelling to show people just how much activity is needed to work off what they consume.
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A childbirth charity apologises to 15,000 expectant parents after registration details were accessed in a "data breach".
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