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| Updated | 2025-07-05 19:45 |
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People living with HIV in Malawi are being given access to vital tests thanks to a simpler way of transporting blood.
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Teenagers across the UK going to university and college this year are being urged to get vaccinated against deadly meningitis W.
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Initial results from an Ebola vaccine trial in Guinea are "exciting" and "promising", according to the World Health Organization.
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The government is to invest £143m improving children's mental health services in England this year, BBC News learns.
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A vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus has led to 100% protection in a pioneering trial described as a "potential game-changer".
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Days lost to stress-related sickness by doctors at a hospital trust increases by more than 430% in five years, it is revealed.
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An Australian plane passenger, who says he suffered back pain after being seated next to an overweight man, is suing Etihad Airways.
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Nursing leaders in Portugal, Spain and Italy say "aggressive strategies" are being used to "fool" a growing number of their staff into working in the NHS.
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We told the king we had HIV - and taught a country not to fear
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HIV can be flushed out of its hiding places in the body using a cancer drug, researchers show.
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A pilot project for women in Bury is tackling participation in sport, which is now lower across the UK than before the London Olympics.
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Maud, 90, speaks to the BBC about her feelings of isolation.
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Scientists identify five types of prostate cancer, each with a distinct genetic signature.
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Targets for ambulance response times in Wales are to be dropped for all but the most life-threatening calls under a Welsh government trial.
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England's health watchdog puts forward new draft guidance to improve the care of adults in their last few days of life.
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An eight-year-old boy in America becomes the youngest recipient of a double hand transplant.
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Ebola deaths have fallen in West Africa - but that doesn't mean that the hard work is done
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New guidelines for diagnosing and treating melanoma skin cancers have been issued to the NHS in England.
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Patient safety is at risk because of increasing GP workloads in the UK, doctors' leaders are warning.
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Laura Thomas has been working as a driving instructor since 1938 and it is thought she is the United Kingdom's oldest.
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It is "distracting, frustrating and expensive" to have to recruit large numbers of nurses from overseas, the head of a leading NHS hospital says.
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South Korea's PM Hwang Kyo-ahn declares a "de facto end" to the Mers virus outbreak, after no new infections are reported for 23 days.
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Using the nose to inflate a balloon helps heal glue ear, University of Southampton research suggests.
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A suspected outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome temporarily shuts a Manchester hospital's A&E unit.
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The National Living Wage could result in a "catastrophic failure" in the home care market, the industry is warning.
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People with eating disorders losing weight to get treatment
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Leesa Davies, whose son died after inhaling nitrous oxide - or laughing gas - speaks to the BBC.
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People with eating disorders feel they are being forced to lose weight so their body mass index is low enough to qualify for treatment, the UK's biggest eating disorder charity says.
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Childhood vaccinations missed due to the conflict in Bosnia has now led to a huge rise in the numbers of measles cases.
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The first ever vaccine for malaria has been approved by the European Medicines Agency, meaning it could be close to being introduced for use in Africa.
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A drug commonly used to strengthen bones could help prevent deaths from breast cancer, according to a new study.
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Malarial mosquitoes are posing a new threat - they have started biting during the day in some parts of Africa
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Pros and cons of using first licensed malaria vaccine
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The world's first malaria vaccine has cleared one of the final regulatory hurdles prior to being used to immunise children in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Cheap drugs normally used to strengthen bone can cut deaths from breast cancer, research shows.
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A panel of independent experts has decided that a clot-busting drug often used to treat strokes is "safe and effective".
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Is it safer to cook rice in a coffee percolator?
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Louise Brown says that being the first person born of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) makes her feel "really special".
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The screening measures put into place to prevent Ebola arriving in the UK are being relaxed at some airports and rail terminals.
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More pupils in England aged between 11 and 15 have tried electronic cigarettes than have smoked a cigarette, according to official figures.
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How has IVF changed since the first 'test-tube baby'
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A person's taste in music may offer insight into the way in which they think, researchers at Cambridge University say.
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There has been a 75% rise in the number of patients waiting for appointments at Belfast's Musgrave Park Hospital over the past two years, the BBC learns.
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How exciting are the results of a potential drug for the dementia
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