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Why black athletes are highlighting prostate cancer risk

Women with endometriosis are more likely to have a risky pregnancy or miscarry, say fertility doctors.

There is a perception that cervical cancer is a young woman's disease, but half of deaths occur in women over 65, a British Medical Journal report says.

Grieving parents from across the country contact the BBC with their own stories in the wake of the Shropshire baby ashes scandal.

More people in Scotland have diabetes than ever before - and the number is continuing to rise, according to figures published by a charity.

What happens if you're deaf and then go blind?

A hospital in Seoul suspends services after being identified as the source of almost half the cases in the outbreak of the Mers virus.

The Thai meal that can give you cancer

Charlotte Eades, 18, tells the BBC why she decided to record a video diary, or vlog, to chart the realities of having cancer as a teenager.

More cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome should be expected in South Korea, but there is no evidence the outbreak is spreading further, experts say.

A schoolgirl from Kent, who was born with only one hand, has had a new one specially built for her by her classmates.

Reporting concerns about a public body should be made simpler, a watchdog says as a survey finds only a third of people who experience poor service make a complaint.

British nurse Will Pooley who contracted Ebola last year during his work in Sierra Leone is recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

Cambridge University researchers have identified a faulty gene that seems to switch pain off in some people and it is hoped the discovery could lead to new treatments.

Research published recently in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases shows that camels aged less than four years might be a major source of Mers.

People who need urgent mental health care in England are receiving inadequate support and the system is "struggling to cope", regulators say.

New criteria for diagnosing diabetes during pregnancy could be missing thousands of women at risk, a report suggests.

The South African recipient of the world's first penile transplant is to become a father, a surgeon who performed the operation tells the BBC.

Less waste in the NHS - isn't it all a case of deja vu?

How one particular item of furniture became famous

The NHS in England could save £5bn a year with improved staff organisation and a better approach to purchasing everyday items, a review will say.

Eating half a handful of nuts or peanuts every day could substantially lower the risk of early death, a Dutch study suggests.

Researchers have identified a gene that might make people resistant to the brain eating disease CJD.

A woman in Belgium is the first in the world to give birth to a baby using transplanted ovarian tissue frozen when she was still a child, doctors say.

A levy on the tobacco industry is needed to help fund anti-smoking measures, health campaigners say.

A levy on the tobacco industry is needed to help fund anti-smoking measures, health campaigners say.

An outbreak of a new respiratory illness has hit South Korea - but what is the virus and should we be concerned?

A US-based cybersecurity expert says Hospira hospital pumps, used to administer drugs at safe levels to patients, could be hacked

Virtual reality could help stroke patients recover by "tricking" them into thinking their affected limb is more accurate than it really is, researchers find.

Does Wales's tough action on e-cigarettes confuse the issue?

A troubled health board will come under more direct Welsh government control after a damning report found "institutional abuse" at a mental health unit.

Hospitals are warning that fines for missing targets are in danger of threatening patient care.

Researchers at Cardiff University say clinical detergent wet wipes can spread superbugs in hospitals.

Scientists in Austria have created an artificial leg which allows the amputee to feel lifelike sensations from their foot.

Fourteen more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) have been confirmed in South Korea and a fifth person has died, according to health officials.

A study by engineers at Sheffield University has found that leaky pipes could be sucking in dirty water and affecting drinking supplies.

Doctors who carry out cosmetic procedures should allow patients a ''cooling off" period before going ahead with treatment.

Doctors who carry out cosmetic procedures should give patients time to think before agreeing to go ahead with treatment, new guidance says.

Major supermarkets recall a number of products advertised as gluten-free, warning they may actually contain gluten.

Prime Minister David Cameron is to unveil plans for a rapid reaction force of UK medical experts to respond to future pandemics like Ebola.

Tackling the scourge of fake and substandard drugs

A low cost paper-based test to help patients spot counterfeit drugs is being trialled in Kenya.

A blood test for Down's syndrome can reduce the number of pregnant women needing risky tests, say UK doctors.

Why the NHS could soon be prescribing home improvements

A whistle-blower at a failing mental health trust - the first in England ever to be placed in special measures - says staff are still firefighting to keep patients safe.

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