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How to help a friend with a mental illness
How to help a friend with a mental illness
VIDEO: How best to treat the menopause?
Victoria Derbyshire hosts a discussion with a GP and three women who have gone through the menopause as new guidance is published on its treatment.
NHS pressure worsens as targets missed
The NHS is missing many of its key targets with more patients getting stuck in hospital, latest figures show.
Doctors 'should discuss HRT more'
England's health watchdog says doctors should be more prepared to discuss hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as a possible treatment for the menopause.
Can a 'ripple effect' cause mass fainting?
How can a 'ripple effect' make 40 pupil faint?
Maternal mortality falls by almost 50%
A United Nations report says pregnancy-related deaths have fallen by almost 50% since 1990, but only nine countries hit UN targets.
Mental health cuts 'put lives at risk'
Cuts to adult mental health services in England have started damaging the quality of care given to patients, a report suggests.
Muslim hospice care need 'to rise'
UK hospices could see a significant increase in Muslim patients in the coming years, in part due to changes to the traditional family structure, a report suggests.
NHS v ministers: A case of deja vu?
Are there similarities between the latest impasse and the fight over the Lansley reforms?
'Alarm' as patients shun flu jab
Doctors have expressed alarm at a seemingly sharp fall in the number of people having the seasonal flu jab.
Ebola nurse 'has made full recovery'
A Scottish nurse who was readmitted to hospital after suffering complications arising from the Ebola infection is discharged after making a full recovery.
Child obesity: what are the options?
What are the options?
VIDEO: Automation comes to medication
Every year, NHS hospitals issue tens of millions of pills to treat patients on their wards and keeping costs under control has always been difficult.
VIDEO: BBC presenter's first chemo cycle
BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire records a video diary of her first cycle of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with breast cancer in July.
NHS pay: 50,000 'earn £100,000 or more'
There are more than 50,000 people in the NHS who earned more than £100,000 in 2013-14, an investigation by the Taxpayers' Alliance and Daily Mail shows.
Scientists breach brain's barrier
For the first time, doctors breach the human brain's protective layer to deliver chemotherapy to a tumour.
Cosmetic laser clinic probes rise
The number of cosmetic laser clinics being investigated for not being registered has increased significantly, BBC Wales finds.
Army malaria drug inquiry to start
An inquiry into the use of a controversial anti-malarial drug given to UK military personnel is set to begin taking evidence.
Call for 'direct physio access'
Why patients should be able to book direct
Fit legs equals fit brain, study suggests
Leg muscle strength is a good marker of brain health, say researchers who have studied pairs of twin sisters.
Meningitis jab a 'stunning success'
A mass vaccination programme against meningitis A in Africa has been a "stunning success", say experts.
Call for overhaul of child 'fat letters'
Public health experts say the "fat letters" posted to parents to tell them if their child is overweight are crude and unhelpful and need an overhaul.
VIDEO: Drought takes terrible toll in Ethiopia
The United Nations has warned that more than 15 million people in Ethiopia will be in need of food aid by the beginning of 2016 because of a severe drought.
Sleeping sickness study claims success
Researchers from Edinburgh University claim thousands of lives have been saved in Africa by a new initiative to combat sleeping sickness.
'How my life changed after brain injury'
'How my life changed after brain injury'
Chancellor 'must supercharge science'
The chancellor needs to "supercharge" the UK's science base with more funding, says the new chairwoman of the House of Commons science committee.
Heads 'calling 999 over mental health'
Schools are having to call the emergency services to get treatment for mentally ill pupils because of a lack of basic provision, head teachers say.
Why your older sibling is smarter than you
What being a family's firstborn can mean
VIDEO: Pasteurising breast milk in Bangladesh
A new pasteurisation device is extending the life of breast milk and helping working mothers to breast feed their infants for longer
MP apologises for diabetes comments
An MP says he is "sincerely sorry" after he claimed diabetes was "completely avoidable through good diet and exercise" sparking a wave of complaints.
Sierra Leone declared free of Ebola
Sierra Leone is officially declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organization after 42 days without a single declared case of the disease.
World Cup 'triggered baby boy boom'
The World Cup in 2010 triggered an increase in the number of boys born in host country South Africa nine months later, a study says.
WHO 'delayed Sierra Leone lockdown'
The World Health Organization delayed Sierra Leone declaring a state of emergency over the Ebola outbreak, the country's president tells the BBC.
No woman 'totally straight', study says
Gay women tend to be sexually attracted exclusively to women while straight women are more likely to be aroused by both sexes, a study suggests.
Australia given stronger flu vaccine
The Australian government has announced that its new flu vaccine will be stronger and cover four flu strains, instead of three.
VIDEO: The 'most dangerous' place to give birth
Mandera county in north eastern Kenya is one of the most dangerous places in the world for a woman to give birth.
VIDEO: What is life like living with ADHD?
Only a fraction of those diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder receive appropriate support, research suggests.
Social work: 'Embracing life's chaos'
A day in the life of a social worker
'Competing' bugs in gut maintain health
Competition between different bacteria species in the gut is what keeps humans healthy, an Oxford University study suggests.
Sunday GP opening 'not in demand'
Four out of five people are happy with their GP surgery's opening hours, and Sunday appointments are not in demand, suggests research in the British Journal of General Practice.
VIDEO: 'Miracle' genetic therapy saves baby
Doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital have carried out a revolutionary gene therapy treatment for the first time on a baby diagnosed with leukaemia.
VIDEO: How did 'tapeworm tumours' kill a man?
Dr Peter Olson of the Natural History Museum in London explains how a 41-year-old Colombian patient developed cancer from a parasitic worm.
VIDEO: Skeleton in 3D aids medical training
Glasgow School of Art and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh are building a 3D model skeleton that will transform the way medical students are trained.
'Shocking' lack of care cases uncovered
"Shocking" cases of patients not being treated with dignity in care are uncovered by a health watchdog.
VIDEO: The survivors facing Ebola complications
Survivor groups in Sierra Leone say many patients who overcame Ebola following the 2014 outbreak are now facing physical and mental health problems.
Vital premature baby checks 'missed'
Premature babies across England and Wales may be missing out on vital health checks designed to spot serious disabilities early on, experts warn.
Blood test could decide cancer therapy
A blood test can determine whether prostate cancer patients are likely to respond to drugs, scientists say.
Cancer drug makes it back on NHS fund
The Cancer Drugs Fund will continue to pay for the breast cancer treatment Kadcyla, after the company Roche cut its price, the NHS in England says.
UK healthcare 'trails other nations'
Standards of healthcare in the UK are lagging behind other developed nations with thousands fewer doctors and nurses being employed, a report says.
BMA refuses to re-enter contract talks
Junior doctors' leaders have refused to return to the negotiating table despite government pleas to end the dispute over a new contract in England.
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