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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.

More pupils in England aged between 11 and 15 have tried electronic cigarettes than have smoked a cigarette, according to official figures.

How has IVF changed since the first 'test-tube baby'

A person's taste in music may offer insight into the way in which they think, researchers at Cambridge University say.

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.

How exciting are the results of a potential drug for the dementia

Having regular sugary drinks can increase the chance of developing type 2 diabetes, even for slim people, researchers say.

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.

The first details of how a drug could slow the pace of brain decline for patients with early stage Alzheimer's disease have emerged.

Jake Mills, a comedian who attempted to take his own life after suffering with mental health problems, says he "started dreading counselling".

There should be substantial new investment in the NHS in England, two think tanks say.

How a hospital cut sick leave through exercise

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.

Comedians should tackle issues such as depression as there is no subject that is beyond being joked about, Richard Herring tells Victoria Derbyshire.

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.

New proposals have been put forward in an effort to resolve a long-running row about the congenital heart surgery in England.

Transplanting cells into livers has the potential to regenerate them, say scientists.

Moving legacy of Ebola worker who died saving children

Getting used to the differences after a brain injury

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.

Scientists at Cardiff University are using DNA testing by robots to help identify infections in cystic fibrosis patients more quickly and accurately.

The way hospitals discharge patients is probably contributing to high levels of readmission, a year-long Healthwatch England inquiry finds.

Irregular sleeping patterns are "unequivocally" shown to lead to cancer in tests on mice, a study suggests.

Ambulance trusts in England are paying staff to appeal against thousands of speeding fines, despite 98% being blue light emergencies.

Michael Mosley on how to reduce cholesterol

One of Britain's most successful Paralympians has described wheelchair services for many disabled people in England as being in "chaos".

A London man celebrates 30 years since his heart-lung transplant - thought to be the longest anyone has survived after the procedure.

The number of people in the UK donating organs after death has fallen for the first time in more than a decade, figures show.

Wheelchair services across England are failing on every level, warns one of Great Britain's most successful Paralympians.

Postnatal psychosis is a serious mental illness that usually starts in the days or weeks after birth.

Ami and Liam Duggleby speak to BBC Breakfast about the decision to donate their daughter's organs when she passed away.

A police force attends the equivalent of almost 15 mental health incidents a day, figures show.

Head teachers are more concerned with pupils' mental health than any other issue related to well-being, a survey suggests.

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".

The ketchup packet saving babies from HIV

The cancer challenge facing the NHS

Some NHS workers let Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt know what they are up to this weekend, using the hashtag #ImInWorkJeremy on social media.

Every restaurant, pub and cinema chain should display the calorie content of their food and drink, according to councils.

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.

A committee of scientific experts is advising the government to halve the recommended daily intake of sugar.

The NHS in England paid out over £1.1bn for negligence claims in 2014/2015, new figures show.

The government's flagship policy to cap care costs in England will be delayed until 2020, it says.

A look at how much sugar there is in sweetened drinks after a committee of scientific experts called on the government to halve the recommended daily intake of sugar.

The chance of returning to normal body weight after obesity is only one in 210 for men and one in 124 for women each year, research suggests.

The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a bid by UK campaigners to overturn the law on assisted dying.

Ex M&S boss says the NHS needs experienced managers

The European Court of Human rights has rejected a case brought by Paul Lamb and the widow of Tony Nicklinson, over right-to-die. Lauren Nicklinson spoke to the BBC about the case.

The Victoria Derbyshire programme meets a group of mothers in south London who are campaigning to keep specialist midwives at their community breastfeeding clinics or "milk spots".

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says he is willing to impose seven-day working on hospital doctors.