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The aim is to protect the most vulnerable as high temperatures become more common due to climate change.

The health ministry says making the pill more easily available "removes an important barrier".

Canada will be the first country to have warning labels on the tipping paper of individual cigarettes.

A new workplace standard for women with periods or the menopause has been published.

The Care Quality Commission warning comes after Priory Group's biggest hospital is told to improve.

NI has the UK's worst waiting lists with it taking about 110 weeks for some women to see a consultant.

Rimegepant will be available only to adults who have tried at least three other preventative drugs.

Scientists discover 4,000-year-old plague DNA - the oldest evidence of the disease in Britain.

Lacie wears an eye patch to treat her condition and says the new app helps her want to keep it on.

Inspectors find there were 30 "red flags" raised at an NHS hospital serving Norfolk and Suffolk.

Kylie Weatherby originally found out she had cancer when pregnant with twins in 2021.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is "deeply concerned" by the rising number of under-18s using vapes.

The man who led China's pandemic response says inquiries into its origins should consider everything.

A former inspector of constabulary says sending officers to fewer 999 calls is "potentially alarming".

A mother is warning others to look out for symptoms of necrotising fasciitis, after she nearly died.

Infertility can devastate people's mental health, relationships, finances and career, a charity says.

Why has an NHS Trust failed to improve maternity care after a near-decade of failure?

The billionaire's Neuralink implant company wants to help restore people's vision and mobility.

The High Court judge rules there is no new evidence linking the tests with harm to babies.

Philippa Chapman was left in bloody sheets for three days at a unit that was nearly forced to close.

When Caitlin Bernard went public about treating a 10-year-old rape victim it became a huge story.

Chemical Intelligence won £162m of government contracts to supply personal protective equipment.

Some pupils are struggling to access period products in schools, data shared with BBC News suggests.

Those at risk urged to get vaccinated to protect themselves, as data reveals 10 new cases in London during May.

The drug can target one of the three most dangerous bacterial superbugs, say researchers.

The public accounts committee calls for more support for alcohol treatment to save money and lives.

The sites in England were all developed using a lightweight concrete with a limited lifespan.

Rishi Sunak says he is looking at strengthening marketing rules for e-cigarettes.

A report warns that young people with mental health needs are "at risk" on children's wards in England.

BBC economics editor Faisal Islam asks whether a historic surge in industrial action is likely to persist.

Weight issues are a growing threat to public health and the economy, a county director says.

The effect is about a third that of a taking daily cholesterol-lowering statin, research suggests.

IT upgrade will allow patients to exercise their right to choose where they are treated, ministers say.

Melissa Kinsella, 30, is now in hospital on Merseyside after being on life support in Turkey.

There have been warnings in the US about its flesh-eating properties and role in 7% of fatal overdoses.

A paralysed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it, thanks to electronic brain implants

Murder-accused nurse Lucy Letby says there was "raw sewage coming out of sinks" at the hospital.

The senior doctor is recorded questioning why changes to the controversial Tavistock clinic are required.

Long waits for NHS treatment appear to be forcing people to pay out thousands of pounds for care.

Numbers on the register reach a record high but the regulator is worried about the amount leaving the profession.

A doctor appears at tribunal over the appointments with four female patients in 2016.

A victim of a doctor jailed for abusing children speaks of his continuing battle nearly a decade on.

Lab analysis finds vapes confiscated from teenagers at a school pose a potential risk to health.

Jennie Gow, who had a stroke in December, says she is determined to come back "as strong as ever".

Rape, assault or being touched without consent accounted for more than one in five cases.

A marketing expert said caffeine warnings on Prime Energy drinks aren't prominent enough.

They will walk out between 07:00 on Wednesday 14 June and 07:00 on Saturday 17 June.

Sir Keir Starmer says tackling the three "biggest killers" is central to Labour's NHS mission.

The footballer fought back tears as he described the bravery of Isla Grist, who has the rare condition.

The presenter shares her diagnosis of debilitating womb disorder adenomyosis with BBC Radio 5 Live listeners.