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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.

What is it like to be the world's hairiest family?

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.

Why do England and Wales treat them so differently?

Richard Taylor was diagnosed when he was 15

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

Suzanne Thomas, who had to have her leg amputated after contracting an infection, tells the BBC's Nikki Fox about her disappointment with her prosthetic leg.

The BBC's Nikki Fox has been speaking to former soldier Craig Gadd, who lost his leg in Afghanistan after he stepped on a bomb back in 2010, about his struggles with his NHS prosthetic leg.

A National Records of Scotland report reveals 613 people died as a result of drugs in Scotland in 2014.

Why are Ebola workers in Makeni, Sierra Leone, having a song and dance?

Treatment for amputees varies greatly for patients, included injured veterans returning to civilian life, according to charities.

The teen pregnancy rate in England and Wales is continuing to fall, latest figures show.

A hospice nurse is struck off after pocketing a £1,000 donation made by a man whose wife had just died.

There is a postcode lottery for an essential surgical treatment for Parkinson's depending on which side of Scotland you live, a charity says.

Teams of mental health nurses and police are giving support on the ground to help keep mental health sufferers out of prison cells.

A quarter of British parents feel lonely and isolated, according to a survey by the charity Action for Children.

Fifty portraits of women showing their breasts following cancer treatment are being exhibited at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

Women who eat healthily before and during pregnancy may cut the risk of their baby developing a heart problem, researchers believe.

WH Smith is accused of exploiting customers at hospital stores after a BBC investigation found it was charging significantly lower prices on the high street.

Parents too often fail to recognise the mental health pressures faced by girls and young women, suggests research from Girlguiding.

A Swansea University student's selfie with his colostomy bag is viewed by more than one million people online.

If you dialled 999 and asked for an ambulance, how would you feel if a firefighter arrived instead?

A consultation about plans which could see consultant-led maternity care withdrawn from a district hospital in north Wales has begun.

One in five people over 65 who drink is consuming an "unsafe" level of alcohol, a study finds.

Sharing childcare makes for happier couples with better sex lives, US research suggests.

A row over spending on mental health in England breaks out after Labour accuses ministers of failing to honour promises.