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An NHS trust is fined £180,000 after sexual health centre 56 Dean Street mistakenly leaked the details of 780 patients who had attended HIV clinics.

Most people cannot financially afford to get cancer, according to a charity, which says being diagnosed with the disease increases people's living costs.

Veterans will now be treated at Headley Court military rehabilitation unit as well as serving personnel, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon says.

The British Medical Association says it will re-enter talks with the government over outstanding contract issues for junior doctors in England.

Junior doctor representatives at the British Medical Association will meet later to decide whether to hold talks with the government over disputed new employment contracts.

Unpaid carers in England are struggling to get the support they need despite new laws introduced to help them, a report by Carers UK says.

The world's sleeping patterns have been revealed by scientists analysing data collected from an app.

Two Major League Baseball games scheduled to take place in Puerto Rico are moved due to players' concerns about the Zika virus.

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The former mental health champion for schools in England says the government's decision to axe her role silences young people and teachers.

Everyone has their own personal range of bacteria living on their skin that stays largely unchanged over time, a US study suggests.

Moves by the government and junior doctors to restart talks has prompted hope the dispute over new working arrangements can be solved.

The US government unveils new federal rules that include a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes to people aged under 18.

HIV-infected organs have been successfully transplanted into four HIV-positive NHS patients in the UK, for the first time.

The health benefits of cycling and walking outweigh the negative effects of air pollution, a UK study suggests.

Scientists create a portable blood glucose measure for diabetics which uses microwaves instead of pricking the skin.

The NHS choir that beat Justin Bieber to the UK's Christmas number one spot in 2015 signs a film deal to tell its story of success.

A hospital trust admits liability after failings at one of its midwife-led units resulted in a baby being stillborn.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust is rated "outstanding" despite concerns over its new pioneering emergency-only hospital.

An unmanned robot has successfully stitched together a pig's bowel, moving science a step closer to automated surgery, say experts.

Dementia researchers develop a video game they hope could further the development of diagnostic tests for the disease.

More than a quarter of care homes in the UK are in danger of going out of business within three years, figures obtained by BBC Radio 4 suggest.

A mental health trust admitted failing a man accused of murdering a motorist by stabbing him 39 times on a road in West Sussex, a court is told.

Google has signed an agreement with the Royal Free London NHS Trust to gain access to data of hundreds of thousands of patients.

A US jury court orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $55m (£40m) to a woman who woman who says its talcum powder caused her ovarian cancer.

The gap between the lifespans of rich and poor people in England and Wales is rising for the first time since the 1870s, research suggests.

Scientists say they now have a near-perfect picture of the genetic events that cause breast cancer, which they hope will unlock new ways of treating the disease.

A teenager has died after she was believed to have taken ecstasy on a night out, police say.

Medical staff have placed "do not resuscitate" orders on thousands of patients in England without telling their families, an audit suggests.

Increasing symptoms of depression in older age could indicate early signs of dementia, say scientists.

A hospital trust that ran a unit where a man drowned in the bath is to be investigated for safety breaches.

The NHS mental health trust which ran a care unit where a teenager drowned in a bath is "continuing to put patients at risk", inspectors say.

Newborn babies are being tested for alcohol after researchers raised concerns about pregnant women drinking regularly.

Scientists say sleep patterns previously thought exclusive to mammals and birds are also found in lizards.

Scientists say they have made a leap in knowing why some people retain their youthful looks while others age badly.

A genetic therapy improves the vision of some patients who would otherwise have gone blind.

The chairman of one of England's biggest mental health trusts has resigned ahead of a critical report to be published on Friday.

Children in care have more mental health problems but too often miss out on treatment, say MPs.

Smokers should be encouraged to use e-cigarettes to help them quit, says Dr Nick Hopkinson of the Royal College of Physicians.

Smokers should be offered and encouraged to use e-cigarettes to help them quit, says a leading medical body.

Ministers and doctors have both vowed to fight on as the first all-out doctor strikes in the history of the NHS ended in England without any major problems.

Junior doctors are taking part in their second all-out strike in England, walking out of both routine and emergency care in protest at the imposition of a new contract.

"Clean air zones" targeting drivers of high-polluting vehicles should be extended to more cities in England, MPs say.

An Australian man took himself to hospital after a venomous redback spider bit him on the penis in a portable toilet.

Levels of obesity in China's rural youth have rapidly increased, a study warns, because of socioeconomic changes.

The withdrawal of emergency care as part of the strike by junior doctors was "disproportionate", according to the health secretary.

Hospitals in England have coped well with the all-out strike by junior doctors - the first in the history of the NHS - health bosses are reporting.

The first-ever all-out doctors' strike is a "bleak day", ministers say, but hospitals seem to be coping well during Tuesday's stoppage in England.