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The UK's care system for dying patients with terminal illnesses needs a major overhaul, says a new report.

More than 100,000 people a year who are dying from terminal illness are not getting the palliative care they would benefit from, says a damning new report.

Living with dementia after one, four and seven years

A future Conservative government would give the NHS in England "whatever" it needs to fill a predicted funding gap, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says.

The BBC's Christian Fraser reports on the main parties' policies on the NHS - and the degree of trust shown by the public in politicians, when it comes to health provision.

Have GP services got worse?

The NHS in England has missed its four-hour A&E waiting time target for the past three months with performance dropping to its lowest level for a decade, figures show.

An increasing number of children are being referred to gender identity services

Why strenuous runs may not be so bad for you after all

Restrictions on the display of cigarettes and tobacco products in small shops in Wales come into force.

From 6 April, all nationals from outside of Europe coming to live in the UK for longer than six months will be required to pay a surcharge.

A boom in cheap package holidays in the 1960s is partly behind the "worrying rise" in skin cancers in pensioners, Cancer Research UK suggests.

About 80,000 people could die if there were a "widespread outbreak" of an antibiotic-resistant blood infection, according to a government document.

A boom in cheap package holidays in the 1960s is partly behind the "worrying rise" in skin cancers in pensioners, Cancer Research UK suggests.

A majority of people in Britain support tax rises as a way of funding the NHS ahead of cuts to other public services, a poll suggests.

Why one artist has built the asylum of his dreams, a space he calls "a safe place to go mad".

Sex as a recreational activity, is in decline, according to Sex By Numbers, a new book on sexual behaviour written by David Spiegelhalter.

Five ideas on how to transform the NHS

Tailor-made cancer vaccines that target unique genetic errors in a patient's tumour have been developed in the US.

Children's heart surgery in the UK, often the source of controversy, has improved significantly, a report has concluded.

Labour leader Ed Miliband says the National Health Service needs to be ''rescued'' from the Conservatives, while David Cameron insists there are more people being treated.

Eating food contaminated with bugs leads to more than 580 million cases of illness a year, a World Health Organization report warns.

Nick Triggle reviews the big stories of the past few weeks

The ambulance service in Wales is not improving quickly enough, a cross-party committee of AMs warns.

A free app to help improve children’s sleep has been launched by doctors at the Evelina Children’s Hospital in London.

A drugs firm has been accused of trying to block access to what some doctors believe is a cheap, safe and effective drug to treat a common eye condition.

Testing a pregnant woman's blood for disorders in her unborn child promises 'dramatic' advances in medicine, say researchers.

As the 2015 election campaign gathers pace, the BBC speaks to a manager in the National Health Service - Matthew Fitzpatrick from London.

The first NHS hospital to be run by the private sector returns to NHS management.

Paracetamol is ineffective at treating back pain and osteoarthritis despite being a recommended treatment, a group of Australian researchers warns.

Major changes to the care system in England, dubbed the biggest shake-up for 60 years, are being introduced, while Scotland merges NHS and care budgets.

Depression and heart-disease drugs are to be tested in a trial to find treatments for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) from existing medicines.

Depression and heart disease drugs are to be tested in a new trial to find treatments for Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

A new code of conduct has been launched by the body that oversees 670,000 nurses and midwives in the UK.

The village of Botton in North Yorkshire has been home to people with learning disabilities for 60 years, but there are claims that the community could be under threat.

Uganda circumcision truck fights HIV

A mental health charity which treats military veterans says referrals have increased by 26% in the last year.

A substantial number of teenagers are experimenting with e-cigarettes, even those who have never smoked, a study suggests.

Parents hardly ever spot obesity in their children resulting in damaging consequences for health, doctors warn.

An agreement has been reached to provide a meningitis B vaccine for all babies in the UK, the BBC's Sarah Campbell reports.

All babies in the UK will soon have a potentially life-saving vaccine against meningitis B after a deal with drug manufacturers, the health secretary says.

Antigua sees revival of natural remedies

An army of Bolivian knitters is helping to save children with a hole in the heart.

Guinean President Alpha Conde has declared a 45-day "health emergency" in five regions in the west and southwest of the Ebola-hit nation.

Dr Paul Flynn from the British Medical Association welcomes David Cameron's pledge for "a truly seven-day NHS" by 2020 but warns significant extra funding will be needed.

All hospitals in England will provide "a truly seven-day NHS" by 2020 under a future Conservative government, David Cameron says.

More children have mental health problems than two years ago, according to a union's survey of education staff.

Cpl Anna Cross, the British military healthcare worker who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone, is now free of the disease, as Hugh Pym reports.

A Labour government would cap the amount of profit private firms can make from the NHS, Ed Miliband says as he launches the party's election campaign.