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In this week's Scrubbing Up, Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the Gavi Alliance suggests Ebola and Zika may be followed by other public health emergencies fuelled by other lesser-known diseases.
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People who are obese have a worse memory than their thinner friends, a small study shows.
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A team of scientists from Kent are jointing forces with researchers in Brazil in the fight against the Zika virus.
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Cancer patients are promised faster access to innovative medicines by NHS England.
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Most people who survive infection with Ebola will have long-term health problems, according to doctors.
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Authorities in Brazil have teamed up with experts from the United States of America to try and find out more about the link between the Zika virus and microcephaly.
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Pancreatic cancer is at least four separate diseases each with a different cause and needing a different treatment, scientists have discovered.
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The health secretary "misrepresented" data to put his case for seven-day NHS services in England, says Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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A US jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $72m (£51m) to the family of a woman who claimed her death was linked to use of the company's Baby Powder talc.
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A 60-year-old woman who wants to use her late daughter's frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild is granted permission by the Appeal Court to continue her legal battle.
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The proportion of women in England taking up their initial invitation for breast cancer screening is at its lowest level in a decade, figures show.
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Scots nurse Pauline Cafferkey is in a "stable" condition in a London hospital after being admitted for a third time since contracting Ebola.
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US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) says it is investigating 14 new reports of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus.
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Junior doctors are to take part in three more strikes and launch a judicial review as part of their fight against the government's decision to impose a new contract in England.
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More than 8,000 people who were treated by a surgeon diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2008 are offered screening for the infection.
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Ministers should "apologise" to junior doctors and row back on imposing a new contract in England, the government's former patient safety adviser says.
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The NHS in England is to offer pregnant women their own "personal budgets", worth at least £3,000, so they can pick and choose the care they receive.
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Services for elderly and disabled people in England are "at breaking point" and planned council tax rises will not cover the growing costs, local authorities warn.
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All wards at the Princess Royal University Hospital in Orpington are closed to visitors after a norovirus outbreak.
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Private hospitals in Northern Ireland are reporting an increase in the number of inquiries from the public about obtaining the meningitis B vaccine following a high-profile campaign.
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How hard is it to run 27 marathons in 27 days?
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A commissioner should be appointed to protect and promote the rights of people with learning disabilities in England, a report has said.
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Google searches for HIV rocketed to a record high in the US in the hours after actor Charlie Sheen announced that he was HIV positive, research reveals.
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Treatment of some people with learning disabilities in hospitals and care homes in England is "intolerable", says a report calling for the appointment of a commissioner to drive reform.
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Transgender people face "unacceptably long" waits for an initial consultation with the NHS before a further three-year wait for surgery.
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An allergy to a preservative found in everyday items is on the rise
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A leading child health specialist has questioned whether England's NHS 111 helpline, is "safe and effective".
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Tom McAlpine set-up the MoodSwings charity in 1999 with a belief that it is possible for those suffering even severe mental health issues to make a good recovery.
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NHS trusts in England have overspent by more than £2bn with nearly every hospital now in deficit as financial problems threaten to spiral out of control.
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A new blood test could help diagnose people with inherited heart conditions, the British Heart Foundation says.
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A 20% tax on sugary drinks in the UK would prevent 3.7 million people becoming obese over the next decade, a report predicts.
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One of the most comprehensive studies of mental health care in England ever conducted has sharply criticised provision for men of African and Caribbean heritage.
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Former England rugby union captain Matt Dawson is backing a campaign calling for all children to be vaccinated, after his two-year old son was diagnosed with meningitis.
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Former England rugby union captain Matt Dawson reveals his family went though "two weeks of hell" as his two-year-old son battled meningitis.
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Three wards at Leicester's Royal Infirmary close after 14 cancer patients are diagnosed with swine flu.
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More than 1,000 NHS patients in the past four years have suffered from medical mistakes so serious they should never happen, according to analysis by the Press Association.
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Scientists have discovered that the brain structures of traumatised soldiers and children change in the same way.
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NHS trusts in England are on course to be £2.3bn in the red by the end of the year, according to a leading health think tank.
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Scientists say a Brazilian study confirming the presence of Zika virus in amniotic fluid of pregnant women "strengthens" evidence it may be linked to microcephaly in babies.
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A mother shares an image of her two-year-old daughter before her death from meningitis to campaign for vaccines to be given to all children.
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Research into the way sharks are able to regenerate teeth throughout their lives could be used to help fight tooth loss in humans.
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Would you buy a hot drink containing the equivalent of 25 teaspoons of sugar? Many people do without even realising.
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Two vloggers explain why they are determined to speak out about mental illness.
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There are "shocking" amounts of sugar in some hot drinks sold in High Street cafe chains, a campaign group warns.
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Why brains and airports have a lot in common
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As part of the BBC's In The Mind series, people have been sharing their tips for coping with mental ill health.
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Harriet Williamson explains to BBC News how her condition, Borderline Personality Disorder, affects her and why she tries to raise awareness.
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More than 352,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in the UK each year - a 12% increase in the rates since the mid-90s, Cancer Research UK says.
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England and Wales have seen the biggest jump in the number of deaths a year for a whole generation, a public health expert suggests.
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