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Sections of DNA that control when women go through the menopause have been identified by scientists.

On Pingelap, a tenth of the population is totally colour-blind.

The mystery of why some people appear to have healthy lungs despite a lifetime of smoking has been explained by scientists.

Unlicensed blood product which claims to treat cancer and autism still being sold

Cuts to free school meals for infant pupils in England could harm children's health, say experts in a letter to a newspaper.

How a dog helped discover the 'kiss of life' technique

Designer and entrepreneur Vidhi Mehta has developed a biology kit that helps children become ''citizen scientists'', hunting new antibiotics.

Junior doctors in England are to be balloted on industrial action over government plans to introduce a new contract from August 2016.

The leader of the Junior Doctors' Committee say its members are "incredibly angry" at the "imposition" of a new contract about which there has been "no discussion".

Millions of people globally have died unnecessarily from cancers that could have been treated by radiotherapy, according to doctors.

Nomsa Maseko reports from Zambia, where it is hoped a birth simulator being used to train midwives will translate into lives saved in childbirth.

A BBC investigation has found harmful and banned ingredients in a DIY tattoo removal kit that can be bought online.

Two new therapies for hard to treat advanced kidney cancer could change treatment of the disease, say experts at the European Cancer Congress.

The World Health Organization removes Nigeria from the list of polio endemic countries, a "milestone" on the path to eradicating the paralysing viral infection.

The surgeon general of the armed forces has defended the use of a controversial anti-malarial drug given to soldiers serving overseas.

The way the body can track the passing of the seasons in a "chemical calendar" has been discovered by scientists.

Many smartphone health apps vetted and promoted by the NHS leak data that could be used for ID theft and fraud, a study finds.

A DIY contraceptive jab is being offered to women by the NHS for the first time as an alternative to the pill.

A paraplegic man has been able to walk a short distance after scientists used a computer which read signals from his brain and then sent stimulus to his legs.

Could a measure to tackle FGM push it back "underground"?

Families are paying too much for care in England "all too often" because of confusing or incorrect information from councils, a report says.

A paralysed man has been able to regain some control over his legs using a device to read his brain, scientists say.

The NHS in England could be losing up to £5.7bn a year to fraud in areas such as payroll, prescriptions and patient registration, a report suggests.

There were more than 1,000 newly recorded cases of female genital mutilation in England between April and June, NHS data reveals.

More investment in mental health research would quickly save the health service money, a major European study says.

Most people in Europe are too fat, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The proportion of two-year-old children having the MMR vaccine has fallen, according to NHS statistics.

Carers who visit elderly people in their homes should spend at least 30 minutes with them according to new guidance.

Carers should spend at least 30 minutes on home visits to older people as part of a new gold standard for services, according to new guidance.

Everyone is surrounded by a unique cloud of their own bacteria, according to scientists at the University of Oregon in the US.

A US drug company facing an outcry after raising the price of a drug used by Aids patients by over 5,000% says it will lower the price.

As Turing Pharmaceuticals raises the price of an Aids treatment, Daraprim, BBC News looks at how the pharmaceutical industry tries to balance the pursuit of profit with a patient's need to access medication.

The head of a US pharmaceutical company defends a decision to raise the price of a 62-year-old medication used by Aids patients by over 5,000%.

One of the UK's biggest NHS trusts is put in special measures after inspectors found concerns over staffing, treatment delays and governance failings.

English councils should be allowed to put up taxes to fund the NHS, ex-health minister Norman Lamb tells the Lib Dem conference.

Who decides what's fair when it comes to putting a price on life-saving medicines?

One in 20 adults in Scotland use e-cigarettes and a sixth of adults have tried them, according to an annual health survey.

The head of a US drugs company has defended his company's decision to raise the price of medication used by Aids patients by over 5,000%.

Not getting a good enough apology when things go wrong is the most common complaint NHS patients escalate, figures show.

Deadly virus could spread in western Ukraine

World Rugby's chief medical officer tells the BBC the sport's rules may have to change to reduce concussions.

The moment when a blood cancer patient meets the donor who saved his life.

Cuts to social care will affect the dignity, health and wellbeing of elderly and disabled people, according to charities and care providers.

Muscle dysmorphia, also known as "bigorexia", may now be affecting one in 10 men who visit gyms in the UK, according to the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation.

One in three people born this year are likely to develop dementia in their lifetimes, according to the charity Alzheimer's Research UK.

A decision to pull the plug on a private health contract has helped fuel a waiting list crisis in Northern Ireland, the health board says.

Can wellbeing really be taught?

Pregnant women and those trying to conceive should avoid alcohol altogether, the chief medical officer for Wales warns.

As many as one in 10 men training in UK gyms could have muscle dysmorphia, where individuals see themselves as small, despite being big and muscular.