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A pensioner who worked in a sweet shop is the first person in the UK to receive a medal for living with diabetes for 80 years.
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Stigma and uncertainty stalk Ebola survivors
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Jeremy Hunt is accused of "lying" about weekend mortality rates, over his use of data from a study published in the British Medical Journal.
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A five-year £800m NHS out-sourcing contract ends after eight months because the company running it says it is not "financially sustainable".
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A man's weight affects the information passed on through his sperm and could leave his children predisposed to obesity, research suggests.
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A woman dies after rejecting life-saving kidney treatment because she felt she had lost her "sparkle" and did not want to get old.
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Akshansh Gupta has not allowed cerebral palsy to stand in the way of his academic success
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The "deeply flawed" decision to downgrade several North West London hospitals must be halted, according to a report by Michael Mansfield QC.
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A baby who died 74 minutes after birth becomes the UK's youngest organ donor.
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The BBC's Medical Correspondent Fergus Walsh explains how gene editing works.
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Scientists say they have fine tuned a gene editing method to make it safer and more accurate - vital if it is to be used in humans to cure inherited diseases or inborn errors.
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A model who was asked to slim "down to the bone" hands in a petition to Downing Street calling for better healthcare in the modelling industry.
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Hospitals across England are facing major disruption, despite a 24-hour strike by junior doctors being called off.
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Hospitals across England face disruption with thousands of operations cancelled, despite a 24-hour strike by junior doctors being called off.
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Four year old Harry received a liver transplant just two days before his first birthday. He now needs a new liver and is hoping to find a donor.
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Disruption to patients despite the junior doctors' strike being called off
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A 24-hour strike by junior doctors is called off following a breakthrough in talks. But what exactly is this row about?
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How a vibrating vest could change the way deaf people understand speech
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Wales becomes the first nation in the UK to introduce a "revolutionary" new system to increase the number of organ donors.
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A 21-year-old from Bridgend describes his life on dialysis since a failed kidney transplant at the age of nine.
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The High Court in Belfast rules abortion legislation in Northern Ireland is in breach of human rights laws.
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Wales due to introduce presumed consent organ donation system on Tuesday, meaning people who do not want to donate their organs will have to formally opt out.
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Confused? A guide to all you need to know about the dispute
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NHS staff have released a charity single that they hope will be this year's Christmas Number 1.
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A tax on sugary drinks should be introduced as part of a "bold and urgent" set of measures to tackle child obesity in England, MPs say.
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Sugary soft drinks should be taxed to tackle child obesity in England, MPs say.
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Wales will need to do more than change the law to increase organ donations, one of the world's leading transplant experts says.
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A tax on sugary drinks should be introduced as part of a "bold and urgent" set of measures to tackle child obesity in England, MPs say.
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More than half of parents in England have never spoken to their children about stress, anxiety and depression, a survey suggests.
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A new radiation scanner has been developed for babies in order to reassure Fukushima families affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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London's ambulance service NHS Trust becomes the first to be put into special measures after a recommendation by inspectors.
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Women expecting twins or triplets are experiencing poor antenatal care in some areas of England, a report suggests.
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People with a dental phobia are more likely to undergo treatment without sedation if they have had Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), research suggests.
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Waiting times in A&E departments across the UK are worsening as pressures grow in hospitals, figures suggest.
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One in 10 children was obese at the start of primary school in England last year but one in five was obese by the end, according to new figures.
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The government has agreed to talks at Acas in the junior doctors' dispute - but the strikes have not been called off.
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There were an estimated 43,900 excess deaths in England and Wales last winter, the highest number in 15 years.
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Babies born in English NHS hospitals at weekends are more likely to be stillborn or to die in the first week of life, than those delivered on weekdays.
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Babies born in hospitals in England at the weekends have a "significantly" greater chance of dying than those born on weekdays, researchers say.
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Stimulant drugs like Ritalin should be used judiciously in hyperactive children because they can have unpleasant side effects, say experts.
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Family doctors must tell the DVLA about any patients who continue to drive when they are medically unfit to do so, says the General Medical Council.
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People should have a right to palliative care according to the findings of the Scottish Parliament committee.
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A new scheme to help wine drinkers cut down on their alcohol consumption is being introduced in East Dunbartonshire.
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A 3D-printed model of the blood vessels inside a woman's brain has helped surgeons practise life-saving surgery.
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