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GP surgeries are at "breaking point" and many have stopped taking new patients or have applied to do so, it is claimed.
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Saturated fats have long been vilified but now there are attempts in some quarters to rehabilitate them. What is the science?
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Should saturated fat make a welcome return to our tables?
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Simple ultrasound scans have helped detect more than 10,000 aneurysms - potentially dangerous blood vessel problems - since a now UK-wide screening programme started in 2009.
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UK researchers are carrying out a trial to see if exercise therapy can help men with prostate cancer.
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A cross-party commission should be set up to review the future of the NHS and social care in England, a trio of former health ministers say.
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The first NHS hospital to be privately run could be merged with another cash-strapped trust to save money, an MP claims.
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The strikes by junior doctors in England could be "very damaging" for patients, the health secretary says.
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Zoe Kleinman shares her experience of robot bartenders, smart jewellery and follicle-stimulating helmets at CES Unveiled
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explainer looking at why low fat isn't the best way to lose weight
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Junior doctors in England are set to stage a 24-hour strike next week after talks with NHS employers collapse.
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The woman who can see for the first time in 16 years
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BBC reporter Benjamin Zand undergoes cognitive tests to explore claims that 'smart drugs' can make those using them work more effectively.
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Gordon Aikman talks about his campaign for more support to tackle motor neurone disease.
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Standards of NHS dental care in England are likened to a "Third World" service, by dentists.
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The UK medicines regulator approves a brand of e-cigarette as an anti-smoking aid and it could be prescribed on the NHS.
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Public Health England is urging parents to sign up for a free app which tells them the sugar content of food and drink.
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Parents are being urged to sign up for a free app which tells them the sugar content of food and drink, created by Public Health England.
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BBC News takes a look at the facts and figures behind some of the most popular breakfast choices in the UK.
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Global Health correspondent Tulip Mazumdar takes a look at what health stories may dominate the headlines in 2016.
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Emergency departments across Northern Ireland are currently experiencing a high level of pressure, according to the Health and Social Care Board (HSC).
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Laws on electronic cigarettes are to change across Europe, with new health warnings and controls on how they are sold.
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People in a bar are asked to rank several drinks, and a bag of crisps, in order of calorific content.
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Breweries and alcoholic drink companies should introduce calorie count signs on all bottles and cans, according to the Local Government Association
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Makers of alcoholic drinks are being urged by the Local Government Association to display the calorie count on bottles and cans.
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New advice on how much people in the UK should limit their drinking is to be issued following the first review of official alcohol guidance in 20 years.
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Proposed new guidelines on how much people should limit their alcohol intake are to be issued following the first review of official advice in 20 years.
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Spending time with loved ones with dementia is important even after they fail to recognise the faces of friends and family, a dementia charity says.
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Public Health England is encouraging people to take part in so-called Dry January, by pledging to give up alcohol for the whole month.
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Doctors and nurses involved in the fight against the world's worst outbreak of Ebola have been recognised in the New Year Honours list.
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Margaret Thatcher was effectively overruled by her Cabinet over the handling of the Aids crisis in 1986, newly-released government documents show.
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London's air ambulance is trialling a hand-held scanner which can detect potentially life-threatening brain injuries.
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Elderly people are reluctant to make complaints about poor health care or do not know how to, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman says.
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Patients needing surgery to reconstruct body parts such as noses and ears could soon be able to have treatment using cartilage which has been grown in a lab.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the end of the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, two years after the epidemic began there.
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Public Health England is urging smokers to quit their habit in 2016 to avoid developing serious lung conditions that can be debilitating.
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Smokers are being urged not to dismiss early signs of a debilitating disease as simply a smoker's cough, in a new campaign in England.
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Gene editing to the rise of immunotherapy, 2015 has been a transformative year
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Millions of people in England experience problems with continence, but many are not getting the support they need, health officials warn.
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Robert Spitzer, the influential US psychiatrist who helped declassify homosexuality as an illness, dies aged 83.
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Gonorrhoea could become an untreatable disease, England's top doctor warns, amid concerns some pharmacies are not prescribing for it properly.
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NHS England is urging people to attend A and E units, only if "absolutely necessary" during the rest of the Christmas period.
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Research has found that ballet can have significant physical and emotional benefits for people suffering from Parkinson's disease.
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The public are being urged to think twice before they use A&E over the festive period to help hospitals cope.
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The highs and lows of being a Christmas Day worker
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