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The ketchup packet saving babies from HIV

The cancer challenge facing the NHS

Some NHS workers let Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt know what they are up to this weekend, using the hashtag #ImInWorkJeremy on social media.

Every restaurant, pub and cinema chain should display the calorie content of their food and drink, according to councils.

Scotland Yard says it has begun an investigation into reports that at least 50 girls were taken from the UK to Somalia for female genital mutilation.

A committee of scientific experts is advising the government to halve the recommended daily intake of sugar.

The NHS in England paid out over £1.1bn for negligence claims in 2014/2015, new figures show.

The government's flagship policy to cap care costs in England will be delayed until 2020, it says.

A look at how much sugar there is in sweetened drinks after a committee of scientific experts called on the government to halve the recommended daily intake of sugar.

The chance of returning to normal body weight after obesity is only one in 210 for men and one in 124 for women each year, research suggests.

The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a bid by UK campaigners to overturn the law on assisted dying.

Ex M&S boss says the NHS needs experienced managers

The European Court of Human rights has rejected a case brought by Paul Lamb and the widow of Tony Nicklinson, over right-to-die. Lauren Nicklinson spoke to the BBC about the case.

The Victoria Derbyshire programme meets a group of mothers in south London who are campaigning to keep specialist midwives at their community breastfeeding clinics or "milk spots".

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says he is willing to impose seven-day working on hospital doctors.

'When you turn medicine into a Monday to Friday profession you end up with catastrophic consequences", says Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

US scientists say they have taken the first step towards treating people born with mitochondrial diseases.

Thousands of teenagers will have school lessons in mindfulness in an experiment designed to see if it can protect against mental illness.

The number of mental health patients in England who had to travel away from their local area to get care has risen by almost a quarter over the past year, new figures suggest.

Delayed discharge and poor community provision are to blame for problems that mental health patients in England have accessing hospital beds, an inquiry finds

How a family copes with Huntington's disease

A fifth of people in hospital in England are not always treated with respect and dignity, according to an official survey of NHS patients.

The 35-year-old woman battling 'selective mutism'

Is it time to help the hospices with public money?

There has been a rise in new infections of Ebola in Sierra Leone, despite a recent fall in the number of cases.

The voice of a vulnerable 16-year-old who died from a constipation-induced heart attack "was not heard" despite seven agencies being involved in her care, a a serious case review finds.

A highly critical review of an investigation into alleged abuse at care homes in south Wales says one of the owners should have been prosecuted.

NHS England says it is taking urgent action to tackle the over-prescribing of psychotropic drugs to people with learning disabilities.

Health services in Rotherham still have a "lack of understanding" about who should be dealing with child abuse, a new report says.

The goal to get life-saving HIV treatment to 15 million people by the end of 2015 has been met, says the United Nations Aids agency.

There has been an "alarming absence" of progress in the reform of care for people with learning disabilities in England, a review concludes.

The Royal College of Surgeons calls on parents to supervise or brush their children's teeth until the age of 14, when their adult teeth are fully formed.

Fighting the denial that hinders the end of Ebola

A 'revolutionary' approach to health care is being tried out in Liverpool

Some herbal food supplements do not contain what they claim on the label, a study finds.

The plant that's been used as a medicine and a murder weapon

What are the best ways to fight memory loss?

The British Medical Association says a 20% tax on sugary drinks should be introduced to tackle obesity.

The European Medicines Agency begins a review of HPV vaccines, looking into possible rare side-effects.

NHS workers in Wales have made more than 10,000 complaints about staff shortages since 2012, according to research by the Liberal Democrats.

A case of H7N7 bird flu has been confirmed at a poultry farm in Lancashire, the government says.

Dr Ann Hoskins of Public Health England and 'Green Goddess' and cancer survivor Diana Moran urge older women to be more aware of the symptoms of breast cancer.

The world's longest health study of its kind, which has run for nearly seven decades, is helping shape NHS treatments for the young to the elderly.

A survey by Public Health England warns that older women's lives are at risk for failing to recognise the early signs of breast cancer.

Eating disorders and Ramadan

A blast of ultrasound may help stubborn chronic wounds heal more quickly, a study suggests.

An extra 20% tax on sugary drinks should be introduced to tackle the obesity crisis, the British Medical Association says.

Many older women are unaware of some of the early warning signs of breast cancer, according to a survey.

Doctors call for urgent action to reduce the number of children needing to have rotten teeth removed under general anaesthetic in hospital.