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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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Having regular sugary drinks can increase the chance of developing type 2 diabetes, even for slim people, researchers say.
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A study says that surgical robots were involved in operations that resulted in at least 144 deaths over a 14-year period in the US.
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The first details of how a drug could slow the pace of brain decline for patients with early stage Alzheimer's disease have emerged.
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Jake Mills, a comedian who attempted to take his own life after suffering with mental health problems, says he "started dreading counselling".
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There should be substantial new investment in the NHS in England, two think tanks say.
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A type of diabetes drug may provide a glimmer of hope in the fight against Parkinson's disease, research in the journal Plos One suggests.
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Comedians should tackle issues such as depression as there is no subject that is beyond being joked about, Richard Herring tells Victoria Derbyshire.
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Surgeons in Manchester have performed the world's first bionic eye implant in a patient with the most common cause of sight loss in the developed world.
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New proposals have been put forward in an effort to resolve a long-running row about the congenital heart surgery in England.
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Transplanting cells into livers has the potential to regenerate them, say scientists.
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Moving legacy of Ebola worker who died saving children
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Getting used to the differences after a brain injury
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The Royal Society for Public Health is calling on workers from a range of sectors to spread public health messages which could keep people out of GP surgeries and hospitals.
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Scientists at Cardiff University are using DNA testing by robots to help identify infections in cystic fibrosis patients more quickly and accurately.
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The way hospitals discharge patients is probably contributing to high levels of readmission, a year-long Healthwatch England inquiry finds.
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Irregular sleeping patterns are "unequivocally" shown to lead to cancer in tests on mice, a study suggests.
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Ambulance trusts in England are paying staff to appeal against thousands of speeding fines, despite 98% being blue light emergencies.
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An 18-year-old French woman is in remission from HIV - despite not having taken any drugs against the virus for 12 years.
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One of Britain's most successful Paralympians has described wheelchair services for many disabled people in England as being in "chaos".
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A London man celebrates 30 years since his heart-lung transplant - thought to be the longest anyone has survived after the procedure.
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The number of people in the UK donating organs after death has fallen for the first time in more than a decade, figures show.
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Wheelchair services across England are failing on every level, warns one of Great Britain's most successful Paralympians.
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Postnatal psychosis is a serious mental illness that usually starts in the days or weeks after birth.
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Ami and Liam Duggleby speak to BBC Breakfast about the decision to donate their daughter's organs when she passed away.
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A police force attends the equivalent of almost 15 mental health incidents a day, figures show.
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Head teachers are more concerned with pupils' mental health than any other issue related to well-being, a survey suggests.
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NHS patients in England should get results for cancer tests within four weeks of being referred by a GP by 2020 under new plans to provide "world class care".
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Some NHS workers let Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt know what they are up to this weekend, using the hashtag #ImInWorkJeremy on social media.
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Every restaurant, pub and cinema chain should display the calorie content of their food and drink, according to councils.
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Scotland Yard says it has begun an investigation into reports that at least 50 girls were taken from the UK to Somalia for female genital mutilation.
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A committee of scientific experts is advising the government to halve the recommended daily intake of sugar.
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