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Families speak out for the first time about the "deplorable" care their loved ones received at a Denbighshire mental health ward.

Simon Kindleysides, who lost the use of his legs in 2013, says it is an "incredible feeling" to walk with robotic legs.

The care given to an elderly woman who had a cardiac arrest and died after a delay in treatment for sepsis was inadequate, an ombudsman finds.

Mental ill health among young people in Northern Ireland is a serious and growing problem, a new report suggests.

The Independent Living Fund is closing. What will change?

A health insurer is criticised for advising members to use a Facebook-owned activity tracker without making the social network's involvement more clear.

Too many patients are dying following emergency bowel surgery, experts who have done a comprehensive audit warn.

Thousands of disabled people in England face an uncertain future as the Independent Living Fund closes, with responsibility for funding moved to local authorities.

NHS staff are expected to follow new guidelines on being open and honest with patients when things go wrong under a "duty of candour" rule.

A £10m investment to improve NHS care in Wales for major health conditions like cancer and diabetes is announced.

A four-year-old girl hears her parents sing Happy Birthday for the first time after becoming one of the youngest people in the UK to have "revolutionary" hearing surgery.

Can you teach people to have empathy?

The UK scientists who've found out how to trap the tsetse fly

Strict caps should be put in place to limit the "excessive fees" lawyers claim against the NHS in medical negligence cases, the Department of Health in England says.

The lure of a bright blue target is helping to reduce numbers of tsetse flies which pass on the parasite responsible for sleeping sickness.

A Dutch women's rights group uses a drone to fly abortion pills into Poland, in protest at the country's restrictive laws.

The number of GPs seeking help for work-related stress and mental health problems is increasing, according to the former head of the Royal College of GPs.

There is huge confusion over the labels on sun creams, and manufacturers should all use the same rating system, says the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Cancer Research UK is investing £15m in its research hubs in Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester.

A computer game could help some people control their unhealthy snacking habits, suggests a small study from the University of Exeter.

The scale of the challenge facing policymakers

Teenagers should take an hour of exercise a day, but new figures suggest a mere 8% of girls aged 13 to 15 in England are meeting that target.

Tiny spheres of fat shed by pancreatic cancers can be used as a blood test for the tumours, a study shows.

A 3D printer is to be used in ground-breaking surgery on a two-year-old girl.

Managers across England must "raise their game" to create happy, healthy workplaces, England's chief health advisers have warned.

The sister of a woman with Down's Syndrome who died in hospital has gone to the High Court to try to overturn a coroner's decision not to allow a full inquest into her death.

The Ebola epidemic in Guinea that began early last year has set back the country's fight against malaria, say experts.

Paramedics are being overstretched and under staffed in England with unions warning that the service would not cope with an incident in a major city

A mushroom used for centuries in Chinese medicine reduces weight gain in animals, say researchers in Taiwan.

Australians in Melbourne and Adelaide give their reaction to a warning that skinny jeans can cause damage to nerves and muscles.

The difference a quick diagnosis makes

The inspection regime for GPs in England should be suspended because it is "overly bureaucratic" and "nit-picking", doctors say.

One of the UK's leading experts in child health is calling for stronger warnings on alcohol to alert women to the dangers of drinking while pregnant.

Skinny jeans can seriously damage muscles and nerves, doctors say, citing the case of a woman who had to be cut out of a pair after her calves ballooned.

Two Chinese tech firms have clashed over a new wireless router with a special setting for pregnant women.

A&E waiting times at Scotland's newest hospital have improved since trouble-shooters arrived - but they are still below standard.

The clothes that can damage your health

Silicon chips that mimic the function of living human organs win the Design of the Year award from the Design Museum in London.

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.