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A national body to investigate medical accidents in England should be established immediately, MPs say.
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Very fit men in their late 40s are less likely to get lung cancer and colorectal cancer than unfit men, a study in JAMA Oncology suggests.
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Surgeons in Cambridgeshire perform the first heart transplant in Europe using a non-beating heart.
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A report by the health think-tank, the King's Fund, says services in the NHS in England are deteriorating.
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The governor of Indiana has declared a public health emergency and authorised a needle exchange programme, after an HIV outbreak "reached epidemic proportions" in part of the state.
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A new study by the Royal Society for Public Health lists the healthiest and unhealthiest high streets in the UK, putting Shrewsbury at the top and Preston at the bottom.
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A former Premier League footballer who attempted to kill himself says that sporting bodies need to accept responsibility for dealing with mental health issues.
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Preston tops a league table of the UK's "unhealthiest High Streets" according to the Royal Society for Public Health.
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Services in the NHS in England are deteriorating in a way not seen since the early 1990s, according to a leading health think tank.
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The genetic code of "an entire nation" has effectively been deduced, say researchers in Iceland.
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The £259m deficit facing East of England hospitals poses a "genuine risk of damaging quality of care", an NHS trusts' group warns.
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Ebola is more deadly for young children than adults, an analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests.
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Prime Minister David Cameron apologises on behalf of the British government to victims of the contaminated blood scandal.
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The methadone programme in Scotland is "out of control", an expert on drug misuse warns.
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People who need treating with repeated courses of antibiotics may be at increased risk of developing diabetes, researchers have found.
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MPs say it's "inexplicable" the NHS in England spends more on bariatric surgery than well-established measures to prevent obesity.
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Air pollution is linked to an increased risk of stroke, a large global study in the British Medical Journal suggests.
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Two former care workers say the stress of cutting short home visits as they were not given enough travel time between calls was a factor in quitting their jobs.
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A charity calls for couples in Scotland who need help conceiving to have access to three cycles of IVF instead of two.
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Has Ebola caused other killer diseases in Africa to be ignored?
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How would you weigh a lifetime risk of developing cancer against the trauma of surgery?
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Actress Angelina Jolie has her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a preventative measure against cancer.
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Newsround's food expert Doctor Radha gives you her quick guide to keeping healthy.
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It's widely assumed that the ideal amount of sleep is eight hours each night - but some experts now say that could be too much, and may actually be unhealthy.
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Staff absences for mental health problems have doubled at hospital trusts across England in the last four years, new figures show.
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Nine British-Sudanese medical students and doctors who have travelled to Syria were motivated by humanitarian concerns, their parents say.
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The delayed global response to the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa "increased the spread" of the virus, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres claims.
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Growing evidence suggests cannabis could cure serious diseases like cancer, but opinions are divided.
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Scientists believe they have found a way to make rice less calorific - boil it with coconut oil and refrigerate before eating.
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The parents of five-year-old Ashya King, who were detained after taking him abroad for treatment for a brain tumour, say their son is now free of cancer.
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Statistician Hans Rosling and the World Health Organization's Margaret Lamunu take part in a debate on fighting Ebola in West Africa.
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The Ebola outbreak in West Africa will be over by August, the head of the United Nations Ebola mission has told the BBC.
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Newsround heard from more than 1,400 children across the UK about what they eat and how much they know about how it affects them
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Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire have been working on a robotic glove that could help stroke patients.
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A BBC investigation finds hospital healthcare assistants are working without proper training or supervision, putting patients at risk.
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Half of kids don't eat any greens each day, BBC Newsround finds
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Mosquitoes could bring diseases such as dengue fever and West Nile virus to the UK within the next few decades, disease experts are warning.
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BBC Inside Out investigates illegal sales of roaccutane, the powerful prescription-only drug used to help in the treatment of acne.
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The cancer legacy of Asia's mind-altering nuts
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Delays in introducing a vaccine that protects against a deadly form of meningitis are putting the lives of children at risk, campaigners say.
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The charity, Meningitis Now, say it's 'deeply concerned' about a delay in introducing a vaccine for meningitis B.
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The health secretary says he is hopeful that a deal on a cost-effective price for a new Meningitis B vaccine can be reached with the manufacturers.
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A lecturer whose wife conned him into believing he was the father of her IVF baby wins over £39,000 in damages.
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The UN's International Day of Happiness hopes to encourage people to find ways of making themselves happier.
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Mental health trusts in England have had their budgets cut by more than 8% in real terms over the course of this parliament, research suggests.
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A tablet device that can withstand being doused in chlorine has been developed to help medics caring for patients with Ebola.
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School Reporters from Witchford Village College Cambridge look at the problems faced by young carers in the UK.
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