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Dr Brian Hope says new guidelines will mean that GPs will be able to make rational decisions on diagnosis with the patients in front of them.

Mark Baker, NICE director, says those patients "that do [have cancer] won't have to wait until their third of fourth appointment before the right test is ordered."

About 5,000 lives could be saved each year in England if GPs follow new guidelines on cancer diagnosis, the health watchdog NICE says.

About 5,000 lives could be saved each year in England if GPs follow new guidelines on cancer diagnosis, the health watchdog NICE says.

Drivers in the early stages of dementia could be posing a risk to the public, doctors are warning.

A sports charity says youngsters of the future risk becoming "hostages to handheld devices" and disengaged from physical activity.

The UK government is being urged to delay the introduction of a ban on so-called legal highs after claims that similar legislation in Ireland is flawed.

Thousands of foreign nurses in junior posts could be forced to leave the UK under new migrant salary rules, leading to "chaos" in the NHS, unions warn.

BBC journalist Sue Lloyd-Roberts says she is "very confident" of finding a stem-cell donor following a BBC-led appeal.

Birthing balls and a mattress in an Edinburgh hospital labour ward were contaminated with blood, inspectors find.

Northern Ireland's health regulators severely criticise a nursing home after the quality of care fell below minimum standards.

Award-winning journalist Sue Lloyd-Roberts, who has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukaemia, appeals for donors so she can have a stem cell transplant.

Hospital doctors face being "bullied and harassed" if they raise concerns about patient safety, the British Medical Association claims.

More than 600 new victims of female genital mutilation have been identified in seven months in the West Midlands, a report says.

All newborn babies in England and Scotland are to be offered a vaccine to combat meningitis B from September, the government announces.

All newborn babies in England and Scotland are to be offered a vaccine to combat meningitis B from September - the first scheme of its kind in the world.

Plans to create more seven-day services across the NHS in England are being put in jeopardy because of cuts to senior nurse posts, the Royal College of Nursing warns.

Plans to create more seven-day services across the NHS in England are being put in jeopardy because of cuts to senior nursing posts, industry leaders warn.

A fish tank pump is among some of the simple, locally designed medical equipment helping to save children's lives in African countries like Malawi.

The reality of Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Children who have a good memory are better at telling lies and covering them up, say child psychology researchers.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt promises extra investment and incentives for GPs if the work a longer week

Is seven-day GP opening really worth the hassle?

Doctors urge the government to make an effective new stroke treatment more widely available across Scotland.

Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, says he will offer more support to GP surgeries struggling with staff shortages in parts of England.

Nearly half of care homes in England are below the required standard, according to figures from the Care Quality Commission.

Get close to a 'most ambitious game'

The government is promising a "new deal" for GPs - if they sign up to seven-day opening.

One of the authors of a report into the risks of buying unregulated breast milk online, Dr Sarah Steele, says claims it boosts the adult immune system are misleading.

Dangerous counterfeit and unlicensed medicines worth nearly £16m have been seized in a record haul by the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

The age young people start puberty can affect the risk of developing a wide range of diseases from cancer to diabetes, according to a UK study.

A new hi-tech bionic hand created using Formula 1 and military technology has been designed in Britain with the hope of transforming lives across the world.

Human breast milk being bought online by fetishists, bodybuilders and cancer patients is a danger to health, say UK researchers.

Scientists at Dundee University develop an "exciting" new single-dose malaria drug to combat drug-resistant parasites.

Health regulator Monitor says it has "serious concerns" over the financial running of a Lancashire hospital trust after predicting a £44m rise in its budget deficit.

Hospitals in the West Midlands are appealing for more Muslims to consider donating their organs.

A record nine million emergency calls were made to the ambulance service in England last year, figures show.

What's the matter with GPs?

The teachers living with the effects of asbestos

Hospitals in the West Midlands are urging Muslims to consider donating their organs for patients waiting for a new kidney or liver.

Why some Chinese people are proclaiming they are "black and proud"

Do you really need to take 10,000 steps a day to keep fit?

Elderly people are being "trapped" in English hospitals in ever greater numbers as there is no where else for them to go, the charity Age UK warns.

Trans-fats are unsafe to eat and must be banned from the food supply within three years, US regulators have said - but where are

Scientists discover a chemical in blood that indicates whether people will have declining brain function in the years to come.

Trans-fats are unsafe to eat and must be banned from the food supply within three years, say US regulators.

South Korea begins trials of plasma therapy as the Mers death toll rises to 19.

New scientific research suggests that chocolate could be good for the heart. Professor Phyo Myint, the author of the research says that consuming around 100g of chocolate per week could help.

Scientists at the University of Aberdeen say eating a moderate amount of chocolate a day has been linked with lowered risk of heart disease and stroke.