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Fresh guidelines are produced for doctors in the UK caring for women who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM).

Smoking may play a direct role in the development of schizophrenia, researchers suggest.

Two firms are fined a total of £550,000 following the death of a diabetic hospital patient injected with insulin syringes containing no insulin.

Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales becomes the UK's first to offer a new treatment for patients with chest deformities thanks to a pioneering surgeon.

More than a third of overweight teenagers do not regard themselves as too heavy and think they are about the right weight, a study in England shows.

A cheap oral vaccine has prevented cases of deadly cholera in a huge trial in Bangladesh.

A cheap and safe drug could help half of women with breast cancer to live longer, scientists suggest.

Scientists say they have taken a significant step towards treating some forms of deafness after restoring hearing in animals.

New research suggests pregnant women who defecate in the open are more likely to have a premature delivery or give birth to a baby with low weight than those who use toilets.

Science closing in on link between nature and well-being

An extra 34.5 million drugs and other prescription items were given out in 2014 compared to the year before, the latest snapshot for England shows.

The Ebola crisis proves the World Health Organization (WHO) lacks the "capacity and culture" to deal with global health emergencies, says a damning independent report, commissioned by the WHO itself.

A patient considered not well enough to swallow solid food choked to death after he was mistakenly given lunch, a court is told.

Doctors' life-saving role after 7/7 bus bombing

The world's oldest man, Japanese supercentenarian Sakari Momoi, dies in a Tokyo care home at the age of 112.

A study of people born in the same year has uncovered a huge difference in the speed at which their bodies age.

The Scottish Secretary hints that the UK government may be willing to devolve abortion law to Holyrood, during a debate on the Scotland Bill.

Doctors have raised fresh concerns about the level of support people with dementia and their carers get from the NHS and social services in the UK.

Final decisions about changes to the health service could be taken out of the hands of politicians under new proposals.

Journalist Sue Lloyd-Roberts, who has an aggressive form of leukaemia, tells her video diary that she has found a stem cell donor.

Patchy support for people with dementia is failing patients and their carers, doctors warn.

BBC journalist Sue Lloyd-Roberts, who has an aggressive form of leukaemia, says she has found a stem-cell donor following a public appeal.

More than 3,000 patients are sent a letter of apology by the NHS after sensitive personal information is found by a member of the public.

Clubfoot used to mean a life of unemployment and illiteracy for children born in developing countries - but now effective treatments mean they have a better chance at a full life.

Renewed efforts are needed to vaccinate dogs against rabies, health experts warn.

Helping children with clubfoot

A beauty blogger who was born with a facial disfigurement is hoping to inspire others to overcome their obstacles.

A leading researcher says industry must "wake up and invest more" in urinary catheters

Catheter use 'needs a rethink'

Trials suggest a new gene therapy treatment for cystic fibrosis patients could be available within five years.

Patients who miss appointments will be told how much they have cost the NHS, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says.

The drugs that protect people who have unprotected sex

The NHS lags behind other countries on preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving survival rates, a report has suggested.

The NHS lags behind other countries when it comes to preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving survival rates, a report suggests.

The way children sniff different aromas could form the basis of a test for autism, suggest researchers in Israel.

The Indian government is not publishing the results of a vast national survey of the health of the country's citizens.

How to care for the world's smallest babies

Raised levels of the hormones testosterone and cortisol can make traders take more risks, which could create instability in financial markets, a study suggests.

A "culture of bullying, harassment and inappropriate behaviour" affects staff at all levels in one unit of Wales' biggest hospital, an inquiry finds.

Researchers use "mind games" to reveal clues about how brain cells change when making new memories.

Nomsa Maseko looks at how South Africa, with one of the greatest numbers of people with HIV, is tackling the disease.

A pioneering cancer drug that harnesses the power of the immune system is approved for use in the UK.

A new GP IT system designed to improve quality and planning in the NHS in England is criticised for running over budget and behind schedule, by a finance watchdog.

Forensic researchers develop a new method for establishing an accurate time of death after as much as 10 days.

Two more cases of Ebola are confirmed in the Liberian village where a teenager died on Sunday - the first case for seven weeks.

Packets of prescription medication will display how much their contents have cost taxpayers, under government plans.

Caffeine supplements branded as diet pills should be better regulated, a pharmaceutical body says following a man's death after taking the tablets.

The heatwave killer

Medical editor Fergus Walsh visited a Unicef nutrition centre in Chad to see what is being done to tackle the problem of child malnutrition.

The health insurer Vitality promises to be "clearer" about the fact an app it promotes is owned by Facebook, following complaints by privacy groups.