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VIDEO: How much do rugby players eat?
The BBC's James Burridge spends the day with the England flanker Tom Wood to look at his eating routine.
Hope for faster treatment of urinary infections
Urinary tract infections can be treated more quickly using a new DNA sequencing device, according to research.
VIDEO: NHS quality 'location dependent'
Patients are being put at risk because of regional variations in access to services across England, according to an NHS report.
Smoking 'risk for type 2 diabetes'
Smokers who quit could lower their risk of type 2 diabetes in the long term, research suggests.
Tai Chi 'could be prescribed'
Tai Chi has benefits for people with health conditions like arthritis, a study has found.
Ex-chief says CQC assessment 'wrong'
The former boss of an NHS hospital who resigned days before inspectors are expected to criticise its financial management has defended its results.
3D printed windpipe improves girl's op
A 3D printed windpipe has been used to practise delicate surgery before an operation on a six-year-old at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Lifestyle changes 'can prevent cancer'
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.
Lives being put at risk - NHS report
Differences in access to key NHS services, including stroke and cancer care, are putting patients at risk, an official report suggests.
'Super-gonorrhoea' outbreak in Leeds
Highly drug-resistant gonorrhoea is spreading in the north of England with an outbreak centred in Leeds, health officials have confirmed.
VIDEO: Is a malaria-free world possible?
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.
VIDEO: Drug resistance increasing worldwide
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.
Diabetes in toddler raises concern
The case of a three-year-old who developed type 2 diabetes has driven doctors to raise fresh concerns about diet in childhood.
Tiny device to transform diabetes care
A tiny, pocket-sized device is set to transform how diabetics in Northern Ireland regulate their insulin dosage.
'700 million' malaria cases stopped
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.
Malaria: Huge progress on global killer
'Huge progress' on tackling global cases
Coffee has secret trick to stop sleep
A cup of coffee in the evening may be keeping you awake for more reasons than you realise, a study suggests.
Patch 'repairs heart' after attack
A prototype patch could help the heart repair itself after a heart attack, scientists say.
'Urgent' changes needed at Broadmoor
Broadmoor Hospital is told to make urgent changes after being rated inadequate in an inspection which highlighted the overuse of physical restraint on patients.
'Miraculous' recovery for Peshawar schoolboy
Peshawar massacre schoolboy making 'miraculous' recovery
Call for mass de-worming exercise
A large-scale de-worming treatment programme is needed to rid some 1.5 billion people of these harmful and unpleasant parasites, say researchers.
Outdoor play 'good for the eyes'
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.
Child end-of-life care 'needs focus'
A report into palliative care for children says it needs "strategic attention" and previous lessons remain "largely unheard".
VIDEO: Quadruple amputee's prosthetic search
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.
Smaller portions call to tackle obesity
Reducing portions sizes in supermarkets, restaurants and at home could help reverse the obesity epidemic, say researchers.
Thousands 'not given end-of-life care'
A report prepared for a Scottish Parliament committee estimates that 10,600 people die in Scotland each year without appropriate end-of-life care.
Addenbrooke's Hospital boss resigns
The chief executive resigns at a hospital, which runs a deficit of about £1.2m a week, ahead of a Care Quality Commission report.
Hospital removes ice from water jugs
A Cambridge hospital stops providing ice for patients' water jugs in a bid to save almost £40,000 per year.
VIDEO: Hospital computer 'predicts death'
A hospital in Boston is using artificial intelligence to revolutionise the way care is provided in its emergency department.
The amazing significance of what a mother-to-be eats
The amazing significance of what a mother-to-be eats
Car kids smoking ban campaign starts
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.
VIDEO: 'Para-orchestra' enables music talent
A Bristol-based orchestra is opening up opportunities for disabled musicians using technology to help them develop their talents.
A&E unit 'putting patients at risk'
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.
Target of four-week cancer diagnosis
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.
The amazing science behind fatal snake bites
The amazing science behind fatal snake bites
VIDEO: Exercise makes people 'younger' in later life
There is evidence that exercise in later life life can make your body behave as if it is much younger.
VIDEO: Can you be addicted to videogames?
A major UK rehabilitation centre says more research is needed into the long-term effects of online and smart phone gaming.
Flu jab worked in one in three cases
Last winter's season flu jab worked in 34% of cases, according to a final report by Public Health England.
Parentage 'lost to IVF incompetence'
Dozens of people who had fertility treatment might not be the legal parents of their children as a result of "widespread incompetence" in the sector, a judge says.
NHS health card fraud 'only £700'
Concerns about the NHS being taken advantage of through fraudulent use of European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) amount to just £700.
MPs reject 'right to die' legislation
MPs reject plans to allow terminally ill people to be assisted to die in England and Wales, in their first vote on the issue in almost 20 years.
VIDEO: Prof Green 'wanted to knock Dad out'
Rapper Stephen Manderson, better known as Professor Green, battled anxiety and depression from an early age and talks openly about the death of his father.
VIDEO: Archbishop on 'the value of life'
MPs are debating whether some terminally ill adults in England and Wales should be allowed to end their lives with medical supervision.
Consultants agree to contract talks
Negotiations over reforms to consultant contracts, including the end of a right to opt out of weekend work, have begun, the British Medical Association says.
'Microbial birthday suit' for C-section babies
How a swab could help C-section babies
Fish diet could ward off depression
Eating a lot of fish may help protect against depression, Chinese research suggests.
VIDEO: Hospice patient: 'Every day's a bonus'
Ahead of an MPs' debate on legalising assisted dying, Fergus Walsh speaks to Adrian Small, a terminally ill patient being cared for at a hospice, about living with his disease.
Humans wired to be lazy - study
Humans are biologically wired to be lazy, making sessions at the gym even harder, a study published in Current Biology suggests.
Is it time to make designer babies?
Has the time come to make GM children?
VIDEO: Nurse recruitment: 'Frustrating waste'
NHS figures have warned that "stringent" immigration rules are preventing them from getting enough nurses on wards.
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