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World Rugby's chief medical officer tells the BBC the sport's rules may have to change to reduce concussions.
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The moment when a blood cancer patient meets the donor who saved his life.
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Cuts to social care will affect the dignity, health and wellbeing of elderly and disabled people, according to charities and care providers.
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Muscle dysmorphia, also known as "bigorexia", may now be affecting one in 10 men who visit gyms in the UK, according to the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation.
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One in three people born this year are likely to develop dementia in their lifetimes, according to the charity Alzheimer's Research UK.
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A decision to pull the plug on a private health contract has helped fuel a waiting list crisis in Northern Ireland, the health board says.
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Pregnant women and those trying to conceive should avoid alcohol altogether, the chief medical officer for Wales warns.
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As many as one in 10 men training in UK gyms could have muscle dysmorphia, where individuals see themselves as small, despite being big and muscular.
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Nearly one in four teenagers having an abortion in England and Wales has been pregnant at least once before, a study in the Journal of Adolescent Health has found.
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Fewer than half of a group of 21,000 people took the chance to attend a bowel cancer screening test, a Cancer Research UK report says.
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The dignity, heath and wellbeing of older people and those with disabilities in England are in danger, health and care groups warn.
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The village where children change sex at the age of 12
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A simple system of coloured paper strips is being used in Malawi to stop children with serious illness being left at the back of the queue.
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The BBC's James Burridge spends the day with the England flanker Tom Wood to look at his eating routine.
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Urinary tract infections can be treated more quickly using a new DNA sequencing device, according to research.
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Patients are being put at risk because of regional variations in access to services across England, according to an NHS report.
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Smokers who quit could lower their risk of type 2 diabetes in the long term, research suggests.
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Tai Chi has benefits for people with health conditions like arthritis, a study has found.
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The former boss of an NHS hospital who resigned days before inspectors are expected to criticise its financial management has defended its results.
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A 3D printed windpipe has been used to practise delicate surgery before an operation on a six-year-old at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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About a third of cancer cases in the UK could be prevented if people ate healthily, exercised more and cut down on alcohol, figures indicate.
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Differences in access to key NHS services, including stroke and cancer care, are putting patients at risk, an official report suggests.
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Highly drug-resistant gonorrhoea is spreading in the north of England with an outbreak centred in Leeds, health officials have confirmed.
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A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the charity Unicef says malaria death rates have fallen 60% globally since 2000 and more than six million lives have been saved.
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Rising incomes in the developing world mean more people can afford medical care, but a new study has found that this is also helping spread resistance to antibiotics.
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The case of a three-year-old who developed type 2 diabetes has driven doctors to raise fresh concerns about diet in childhood.
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A tiny, pocket-sized device is set to transform how diabetics in Northern Ireland regulate their insulin dosage.
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Nearly 700 million cases of malaria have been prevented in Africa as a result of concerted efforts to tackle the disease since 2000, say researchers.
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A cup of coffee in the evening may be keeping you awake for more reasons than you realise, a study suggests.
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A prototype patch could help the heart repair itself after a heart attack, scientists say.
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Broadmoor Hospital is told to make urgent changes after being rated inadequate in an inspection which highlighted the overuse of physical restraint on patients.
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Peshawar massacre schoolboy making 'miraculous' recovery
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A large-scale de-worming treatment programme is needed to rid some 1.5 billion people of these harmful and unpleasant parasites, say researchers.
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Getting children to play outside for 40 minutes a day could be a way to curb growing rates of short-sightedness, according to Chinese researchers.
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A report into palliative care for children says it needs "strategic attention" and previous lessons remain "largely unheard".
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In 2013, Alex Lewis developed a life-threatening condition that left him needing four amputations. He says he is in need of a prosthetic unavailable on the NHS in England.
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Reducing portions sizes in supermarkets, restaurants and at home could help reverse the obesity epidemic, say researchers.
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A report prepared for a Scottish Parliament committee estimates that 10,600 people die in Scotland each year without appropriate end-of-life care.
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The chief executive resigns at a hospital, which runs a deficit of about £1.2m a week, ahead of a Care Quality Commission report.
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A Cambridge hospital stops providing ice for patients' water jugs in a bid to save almost £40,000 per year.
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A hospital in Boston is using artificial intelligence to revolutionise the way care is provided in its emergency department.
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The amazing significance of what a mother-to-be eats
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A campaign to raise awareness of a ban on smoking in cars carrying children begins, in advance of the law coming into force in Wales.
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A Bristol-based orchestra is opening up opportunities for disabled musicians using technology to help them develop their talents.
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Patients are being put at risk at a Kent hospital's A&E unit which is unable to cope during the busiest times, health care inspectors say.
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The government says it hopes to meet a target that 95% of people should be given a cancer diagnosis or the all-clear within 28 days by 2020.
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The amazing science behind fatal snake bites
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There is evidence that exercise in later life life can make your body behave as if it is much younger.
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