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There are more than 850 nursing vacancies across four of Northern Ireland's five health trusts, the BBC learns.

Tech could offer the NHS 'quick wins'

The wellbeing of people in their 60s increases as they reach the age of 70, according to a national survey.

The children with the world's rarest diseases

Younger people with neurological conditions are being cared for in old people's homes, according to the charity Sue Ryder.

Former MP Edwina Currie says size 14 model Ashley Graham looks "unhealthy" and that the fashion industry is encouraging people to become obese.

Scots nurse Pauline Cafferkey is discharged from a London hospital after being admitted for a third time since contracting Ebola.

The businesses 'disrupting' the disability market

The necklace that lists children's vaccinations

A necklace designed for babies in India could be a lifesaver thanks to the immunisation records it stores.

A new app to help doctors with referrals for patients suspected of having cancer is launched.

A £6,000 robot is being developed in Hertfordshire to help children with diabetes

The number of children in England having their teeth removed because of decay has increased for the fourth year in a row, figures suggest.

An estimated 48,000 people who died last year in England experienced poor care when dying, says a report from seven charities.

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.

People who are obese have a worse memory than their thinner friends, a small study shows.

A team of scientists from Kent are jointing forces with researchers in Brazil in the fight against the Zika virus.

Cancer patients are promised faster access to innovative medicines by NHS England.

Most people who survive infection with Ebola will have long-term health problems, according to doctors.

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.

Pancreatic cancer is at least four separate diseases each with a different cause and needing a different treatment, scientists have discovered.

The health secretary "misrepresented" data to put his case for seven-day NHS services in England, says Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

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.

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.

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.

Scots nurse Pauline Cafferkey is in a "stable" condition in a London hospital after being admitted for a third time since contracting Ebola.

US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) says it is investigating 14 new reports of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus.

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.

More than 8,000 people who were treated by a surgeon diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2008 are offered screening for the infection.

Two mothers, two views

Ministers should "apologise" to junior doctors and row back on imposing a new contract in England, the government's former patient safety adviser says.

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.

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.

All wards at the Princess Royal University Hospital in Orpington are closed to visitors after a norovirus outbreak.

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.

How hard is it to run 27 marathons in 27 days?

A commissioner should be appointed to protect and promote the rights of people with learning disabilities in England, a report has said.

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.

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.

Transgender people face "unacceptably long" waits for an initial consultation with the NHS before a further three-year wait for surgery.

An allergy to a preservative found in everyday items is on the rise

A leading child health specialist has questioned whether England's NHS 111 helpline, is "safe and effective".

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.

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.

A new blood test could help diagnose people with inherited heart conditions, the British Heart Foundation says.

A 20% tax on sugary drinks in the UK would prevent 3.7 million people becoming obese over the next decade, a report predicts.

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.

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.

Former England rugby union captain Matt Dawson reveals his family went though "two weeks of hell" as his two-year-old son battled meningitis.