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A row has broken out between South Korean government officials over their handling of an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers).

A boy who was born without ears is given the all-clear to wear sunglasses for the first time after a successful operation.

A US government panel recommends approval for a drug treating low female libido, providing patients are warned of possible strong side effects.

The first skull and scalp transplant has been performed on 55 year old Texas man James Boysen in a 15-hour operation, say doctors in the US.

There is no evidence that eating the placenta after childbirth can protect women against depression and boost energy, US research suggests.

A campaign is calling for new blood donors in England and Wales following a 40% drop in fresh volunteers in the past decade.

The first skull and scalp transplant has been performed in a 15-hour operation, say doctors in the US.

Hugh Pym on the post-election prospects for NHS finances

The BBC explores the impact Ebola can have on a person's mental health and asks what those affected can do to help themselves and others.

A neurosurgeon from Bristol who has developed a "revolutionary treatment" for brain disease launches a £900,000 crowd-funding appeal to pay for trials.

The NHS must stop wasting money if it is to meet the "very, very big challenge" it faces, the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says.

Patients in mental health care units smoke more than three times as much as the general population, Public Health England figures suggests.

As the British Dental Association warns teenagers against using home bleaching kits, TV personality Francesca Newman-Young and celebrity dentist Dr Mervyn Druian discuss the benefits and dangers of tooth-whitening.

Plans for a global taskforce of 10,000 medics and scientists to tackle major disease outbreaks will be presented at the G7 summit, the BBC understands.

Breast cancer patient Pauline Daniels tells the BBC how she was diagnosed with the disease and why she thinks it is so important for women to have regular breast screening.

One man tells of his struggles with pornography

Adult social care firms are struggling to hire, retain and train staff as a result of cuts to council budgets, a survey of senior officials suggests.

The number of lives saved means the benefits of breast screening outweigh the risks, research suggests.

Polio cases in Pakistan have dropped by 70% this year as troops advance against militants opposed to vaccination programmes, officials tell the BBC.

Whole areas of the NHS in England are being placed in special measures, the head of the NHS announces.

Health experts offer tips and advice for Ebola survivors.

An Yves Saint Laurent advertisement featuring an "unhealthily underweight" model is banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.

Health professionals missed "several opportunities" to safeguard a baby boy before he died of a skull fracture, a serious case review finds.

A ban to stop people from smoking in cars when children are present is passed in the Welsh assembly.

Plans to introduce a "soft opt-out" system for organ donation in Scotland are published at Holyrood.

The European Commission introduces legislation aiming to prevent children being poisoned by laundry capsules.

Local authorities are putting care leavers in bed and breakfast despite new rules intended to restrict this.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says agencies supplying staff to the NHS have acted "totally irresponsibly".

The government announces measures to clamp down on "rip-off" staffing agencies used by the NHS to plug gaps in nursing and doctor rotas.

A doctor should have been "more proactive" after concerns were raised about a four-year-old boy a month before he was killed, a disciplinary panel hears.

Nurses at a hospital in China reportedly draw lots to decide who should treat a South Korean patient with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers).

A pair of cancer drugs can shrink tumours in nearly 60% of people with advanced melanoma, a new trial has suggested.

The anti-smoking drive sweeping the world

The NHS in England has met its A&E waiting-time target for the first time since September.

Is immunotherapy the cure we've been waiting for?

Women wanting a family should start trying for a baby by the time they turn 30 rather than delay it, a leading fertility doctor has suggested.

A new BBC TV show, The Truth About Your Teeth, aims to examine the state of people in the UK's teeth and discover if we are storing up problems for the future.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence publishes its first guidelines on the menopause to doctors.

Ambulance bosses defend a rise in use of non-NHS crews and private vehicles with costs increasing from £172,000 to over £2m since 2012.

A pair of cancer drugs can shrink tumours in nearly 60% of people with advanced melanoma, a trial suggests.

The health service plans to "clamp down on some of the staffing agencies ripping off the NHS", the chief executive of NHS England says.

The health service plans to "clamp down on some of the staffing agencies ripping off the NHS", the chief executive of NHS England has said.

A leading dementia charity, Alzheimer's Research UK, is to launch its first national TV campaign to highlight what it says is an urgent need for more investment for research.

A group of drugs being trialled for cancer could also be used to make nerves regrow and treat spinal cord injuries, a study in mice suggests.

The potential impact of a new cancer drug invented in Cardiff is described as "remarkable" at the world's biggest gathering of oncologists.

Marks and Spencer is to become the first UK retailer to add vitamin D to all its packaged bread and bread rolls.

A charity rounding up dogs in Africa to vaccinate them

A mass dog vaccination project in a city in Malawi is aiming to eradicate the deadly disease, as Lizzie Crouch reports.

A lung cancer therapy can more than double life expectancy in some patients, a major trial shows.

A teenager from Wales has spoken out about the night he ended up in hospital after taking a "legal high".