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A tax on sugary drinks should be introduced as part of a "bold and urgent" set of measures to tackle child obesity in England, MPs say.

Sugary soft drinks should be taxed to tackle child obesity in England, MPs say.

Wales will need to do more than change the law to increase organ donations, one of the world's leading transplant experts says.

'Why I chose an abortion'

A tax on sugary drinks should be introduced as part of a "bold and urgent" set of measures to tackle child obesity in England, MPs say.

More than half of parents in England have never spoken to their children about stress, anxiety and depression, a survey suggests.

A new radiation scanner has been developed for babies in order to reassure Fukushima families affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

London's ambulance service NHS Trust becomes the first to be put into special measures after a recommendation by inspectors.

Women expecting twins or triplets are experiencing poor antenatal care in some areas of England, a report suggests.

People with a dental phobia are more likely to undergo treatment without sedation if they have had Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), research suggests.

Waiting times in A&E departments across the UK are worsening as pressures grow in hospitals, figures suggest.

One in 10 children was obese at the start of primary school in England last year but one in five was obese by the end, according to new figures.

The government has agreed to talks at Acas in the junior doctors' dispute - but the strikes have not been called off.

There were an estimated 43,900 excess deaths in England and Wales last winter, the highest number in 15 years.

Babies born in English NHS hospitals at weekends are more likely to be stillborn or to die in the first week of life, than those delivered on weekdays.

Babies born in hospitals in England at the weekends have a "significantly" greater chance of dying than those born on weekdays, researchers say.

Stimulant drugs like Ritalin should be used judiciously in hyperactive children because they can have unpleasant side effects, say experts.

Family doctors must tell the DVLA about any patients who continue to drive when they are medically unfit to do so, says the General Medical Council.

People should have a right to palliative care according to the findings of the Scottish Parliament committee.

A new scheme to help wine drinkers cut down on their alcohol consumption is being introduced in East Dunbartonshire.

A 3D-printed model of the blood vessels inside a woman's brain has helped surgeons practise life-saving surgery.

More than one in ten children have a family member who has dementia, according to figures from Alzheimer's Research UK.

The midwife trying to save others from FGM

Front-line NHS services in England will get a £3.8bn, above-inflation cash injection next year, amid mounting fears about the pressures they face.

Scientists say they have bred a genetically modified mosquito that can resist malaria infection.

Hospitals in England are seeing thousands of patients suffering from the symptoms of malnutrition.

A slow international response and a failure of leadership were to blame for the West African Ebola epidemic, says a panel of global health experts.

A cap on how much NHS trusts can spend on agency staff comes into force in England on Monday, in a bid to save £1bn over the next three years.

Could a 'miracle' berry kill your cravings for sugar?

Emergency doctors and safety campaigners call for a national home-visiting scheme to help prevent injuries to toddlers in their own homes.

A new digital crypto-currency has been launched that is generated by human movement.

Three new cases of Ebola are confirmed in Liberia less than three months after the country was declared free of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.

Overspending by NHS trusts in England has risen to £1.6bn this year, as concerns about the financial problems facing the health service grow.

Stroke patients are more likely to regain their cognitive functions if they speak more than one language, new research finds.

'Military and police units guard the doors of A&E'

Infection with a species of parasitic worm increases the fertility of women, say scientists.

More investment is needed to beat tuberculosis (TB), which has become one of the most deadly infectious diseases in the world, a coalition of health agencies warn.

As part of the 100 women series BBC news speaks to some of the female nurses working in areas ravaged by conflict.

The BBC takes a look at the figures behind nursing - one of the most sought after professions among migrants, and one which is dominated by women.

At the age of 27, Azza Jadalla has already lived through six wars - three in the past seven years alone. She is a cancer nurse in Gaza's main hospital, Al-Shifa.

Patients could get innovative cancer drugs more quickly under plans to overhaul England's controversial Cancer Drugs Fund.

A 68-year-old woman "locked into the end stage" of multiple sclerosis and in a "minimally conscious state" should be allowed to die, a judge rules.

Bacteria are now resistant to drugs of last resort meaning the world is on the cusp of a "post-antibiotic era", warn scientists.

The Health Secretary is not ruling out going to independent arbitration at ACAS at some stage in the dispute with junior doctors in England, according to the Department of Health.

Junior doctors in England have overwhelmingly voted in favour of going on strike in their dispute with ministers over a new contract.