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Dr Peter Olson of the Natural History Museum in London explains how a 41-year-old Colombian patient developed cancer from a parasitic worm.
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Glasgow School of Art and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh are building a 3D model skeleton that will transform the way medical students are trained.
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"Shocking" cases of patients not being treated with dignity in care are uncovered by a health watchdog.
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Survivor groups in Sierra Leone say many patients who overcame Ebola following the 2014 outbreak are now facing physical and mental health problems.
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Premature babies across England and Wales may be missing out on vital health checks designed to spot serious disabilities early on, experts warn.
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A blood test can determine whether prostate cancer patients are likely to respond to drugs, scientists say.
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The Cancer Drugs Fund will continue to pay for the breast cancer treatment Kadcyla, after the company Roche cut its price, the NHS in England says.
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Standards of healthcare in the UK are lagging behind other developed nations with thousands fewer doctors and nurses being employed, a report says.
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Junior doctors' leaders have refused to return to the negotiating table despite government pleas to end the dispute over a new contract in England.
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The NHS trust that ran Stafford Hospital pleads guilty to criminal charges in relation to four deaths.
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The number of people infected with E. coli across England rose by more than 1,000 last year, with Dorset and Devon the worst affected areas.
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Stormont Health Minister Simon Hamilton announces the biggest shake-up of Northern Ireland's health system in five years.
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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is writing to all 50,000 junior doctors in England in a last ditch attempt to persuade them not to take industrial action.
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Gavin Brittain, a junior doctor, shares his video diary with the BBC and explains why he dislikes the term "junior doctor"
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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, says that the government's proposed new contract for junior doctors in England - which includes increasing their basic pay by 11% - is a good deal but he is still prepared to negotiate.
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Scientists have come up with a questionnaire they say should help diagnose a condition called face blindness.
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How safe are we in the hands of locum staff at NHS hospitals?
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A baby dies at Scotland's newest children's hospital campus after becoming infected with harmful bacteria that has also affected five other infants.
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Brain training - playing online games that give memory and reasoning skills a workout - is beneficial for older people, a large-scale study has concluded.
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More needs to be done to tackle a dual threat of patients having both tuberculosis and diabetes, global health experts say.
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We profile two of the most active junior doctors using social media to oppose government plans.
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Brain training - playing online games that challenge memory and reasoning - is beneficial for the over-50s, a large scale study concludes.
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American writer Steve Silberman wins the £20,000 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction for his book about the history of autism.
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A nurse is found guilty of the manslaughter of a six-year-old boy whose resuscitation was mistakenly called off.
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A BBC documentary goes behind the scenes at Scotland's newest and most expensive hospital, the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
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Andy Dashwood tells BBC Panorama about drinking up to a bottle of morphine every day in an attempt to manage the chronic pain from which he suffers.
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Young children who have a pet dog in the home are less likely to go on to develop asthma, a large Swedish study has found.
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A campaign calling for the government to increase investment in mental health services has been launched.
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Scientists are developing a test to find the source of a potentially deadly strain of E. coli "never found in the UK" following a series of outbreaks in Dorset.
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The app that could help prevent schizophrenia relapses
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Patients from outside the European Economic Area could face charges for emergency treatment in England, the Department of Health confirms.
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Doctors, nurses, midwives and teachers are now required to report to the police cases of girls who have suffered female genital mutilation, or risk losing their jobs.
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What hip ops tell us about the state of mental health care
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Doctors, nurses, midwives and teachers are now legally required to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) to the police.
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Eye extensions are a popular around the world, but Japanese health officials are concerned about rising eye infections caused by this beauty treatment
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Scientists have designed microscopic "grenades" that can explode their cancer-killing payload in tumours.
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On Saturday, a new law comes in which means teachers, health and social workers must tell police if they find, or are told, someone under 18 has undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). .
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An NHS ambulance trust is investigated after it dodged national response targets to gain more time to assess some seriously ill patients.
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Spending time gardening in an allotment can improve mood and self-esteem, a university study says.
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Hospital beds for people with learning disabilities and autism will be halved in England, the NHS has announced.
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'We need to treat this like the Aids crisis'
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An 11 year-old-boy is hoping to smile again after having pioneering surgery in an attempt to restore the feeling down the left side of his face
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Asian women trying to have a baby through IVF are more likely to miscarry than white women.
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As a study reveals that young people with skin conditions find their mental health suffers, BBC Breakfast talks to one young woman who struggled to cope with acne.
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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announces plans to stop GPs having to rearrange hospital appointments for patients, in a bid to save them time.
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The amount IVF providers can charge the NHS in England for treatment must be capped by the government, a leading fertility expert says.
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The first drug that targets precise genetic mutations in prostate cancer has been shown to be effective in a "milestone" trial by UK scientists.
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No junior doctors working up to the legal limit on working hours will lose money under a proposed new contract, Jeremy Hunt tells MPs.
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