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Surgeons say they are worried overweight patients and smokers in England and Wales are having surgery delayed or denied to save money.
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People sleep less well in an unfamiliar place as the brain's left side stays alert for danger, a study suggests.
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A major five-year investment in general practice in England is announced, with NHS bosses promising to "pull out all the stops" to help GP surgeries "get back on their feet".
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More than two billion people live in parts of the world where the Zika virus can spread, detailed maps show.
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A baby boy has now gone home safe and well after his brain-dead mother was kept alive on life support so he could be born, Polish authorities say.
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A council approves a ban on its thousands of employees from smoking cigarettes and e-cigarettes in its buildings, on its land and in council vehicles.
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A billboard that smells of human sweat and breath in order to attract and kill mosquitoes has been designed in Brazil.
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Motorcycle gunmen shoot dead seven policemen in the Pakistani city of Karachi in the latest attack against polio vaccination.
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In what is billed as the most significant meeting in years, UN members are discussing the global drugs problem - but sharp divisions have been exposed.
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How the Disney film helped a family deal with their daughter's albinism.
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A major trial is set to start in Scotland aimed at preventing type-1 diabetes in children
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Junior doctors in England may need to rethink plans to take part in next week's all-out strikes amid concerns some hospitals could struggle to cope, the regulator of the profession says.
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The number of babies dying before their first birthday in England and Wales is at its lowest ever, new figures have revealed
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A fifth of people with advanced melanoma have no sign of tumours in their body after treatment with a pair of immunotherapy drugs, a study shows.
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The predicted explosion of dementia may be less severe than previously thought, a study in Nature Communications suggests
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The NHS in England says it will reconsider whether or not to provide a drug treatment that can prevent HIV.
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A new type of cancer drug that wakes up the patient's own immune system to fight tumours could be a game changer for tackling head and neck cancers, say experts.
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Age UK has been criticised by the Charity Commission, after it recommended an energy tariff that was not the cheapest available.
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A Bristol woman with alopecia has spoken of the shock of losing her hair.
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Scientists believe injections of a natural protein could lessen the symptoms and progress of dementia after promising early trials in mice.
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How pooling patient data could help combat cancer
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More than 150 countries are switching to a different vaccine to target polio.
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A body found washed up in Dorset is that of missing junior doctor Rose Polge, police say.
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Elan Shoffman has Parkinson's disease, but he is determined to deliver a speech at his daughter's wedding.
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More than a third of people with Parkinson's disease feel the need to hide their symptoms or lie about having the condition, a survey by Parkinson's UK suggests.
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'I was born without a womb, cervix and vagina'
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More than 150 countries have begun switching to a different polio vaccine in a push to eradicate the disease completely.
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More than 150 countries begin switching to a different polio vaccine - an important milestone towards eradicating the disease, health campaigners say.
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Doctors say the spread of super-gonorrhoea widely across England and to gay men is causing "huge concern" about the ability to treat it in the future.
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A row over whether leaving the EU would free up cash for the NHS dominates the first official day of the referendum campaign.
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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 country whose only cancer treatment machine is broken
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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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