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A leading health think tank has challenged the government's rationale for a full seven-day service in the NHS in England.

A Sierra Leone village of nearly 1,000 people is put under quarantine after a dead woman's body tested positive for Ebola.

Palliative care experts say more investment is needed to improve the care of dying patients.

Aspirin may be able to boost the effectiveness of cutting-edge cancer medicines that bolster the immune system, scientists say.

Weight loss surgery cures half of patients with type-2 diabetes, for at least five years, a study suggests.

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Plans to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland face further delay, following an initial ruling by Europe's highest court.

Pregnant women should ensure they have the whooping cough vaccine to protect their babies, Public Health England is urging.

Smoking breaks could be banned for thousands of council employees under new proposals, it emerges.

A man says he fears having to tell friends and family he is HIV positive after he was among 780 patients whose details were leaked by a health clinic.

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A sexual health centre in London mistakenly leaked the details of nearly 800 patients who have attended HIV clinics, bosses admit.

NHS staff will be offered exercise classes in a bid to keep them fit and in work, NHS England's chief executive has announced.

Senior doctors have told the BBC that GP surgeries in rural areas are in crisis as they say it's harder to find family doctors in remote areas, as they struggle to recruit staff.

People with learning difficulties in the UK are being inappropriately over-medicated, patient records reveal.

Thousands of pounds from NHS "personal health budgets" are spent on "treats" such as holidays and clothes, a Freedom of Information request has found.

A man who nearly died from drinking hand gel containing alcohol, says he was part of a group which systematically raided London hospitals for a drink.

A woman who died on Saturday in northern Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, officials have confirmed.

The venom of a wasp native to Brazil could be used as a weapon to fight cancer, scientists believe.

The national sperm bank hopes a recruitment drive will boost the number of donors after it emerges only nine men are registered a year after it opened.

People who sleep six hours a night or less are more likely to catch a cold when exposed to the virus, a novel human experiment finds.

Meningitis B vaccination for all newborn babies starts to take place across the UK - the first scheme of its kind in the world.

A section of forest in northern England is being used to study how the immune system in wild field voles is affected by the environment.

Thousands of pounds of NHS personal health budgets are being spent on "treats", including holidays, clothes and pedalo hire, an investigation finds.

Daniel Wells, who has contracted Meningitis twice, says the speed with which the disease affects you is the "most frightening part".

A new method of applying insecticide to nets has proved 100% effective against certain resistant mosquitoes, an international study reports.

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Clinical trials begin of a new class of drug that researchers say could potentially transform the treatment of potentially fatal diseases.

More male care workers are needed to look after older people according to Care England, the organisation representing independent providers.

More male care workers are needed to look after older people, the Chief Executive of Care England says.

The first British healthcare worker who caught and survived Ebola is working as an NHS nurse in the hospital that helped save his life.

Depressed people who display "risky behaviour", agitation and impulsivity are at least 50% more likely to attempt suicide, a study finds.

Researchers say taking forty winks in the middle of the day could reduce blood pressure and stave off heart attacks.

An international study says it has identified common behaviour patterns which often precede suicide attempts.

Indian scheme aims to encourage better toilet habits

A blood sugar monitor that can stay in the body for five months is being tested on NHS patients with type 1 diabetes.

Snacking or drinking water after a heavy night of drinking alcohol does not prevent a hangover, research on Dutch students suggests.

Children with autism are having to wait an average of three-and-a-half years before diagnosis, while adults wait on average two years, experts say.

A man with an immune system disorder has spread polio for nearly 30 years, despite having been vaccinated, British scientists have found.

Young people who identify as goths may be at increased risk of depression and self-harm, a study suggests.

Brain cells in Parkinson's disease exhaust themselves and die prematurely, burning out like an "overheating motor", an early study suggests.

A blood test has been developed by scientists that could save lives by finding early signs of cancers that have started to grow again after treatment.

Surgeons in London use lasers to diagnose abnormal tissue during an operation to remove a brain tumour.

The impact of hay-fever at exam time could be harmful enough to mean that some students might miss out on a university place, say researchers.

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People genetically prone to low vitamin-D levels are at increased risk of multiple sclerosis, a large study suggests.