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A study says Germany's birth rate has slumped to the lowest in the world, prompting fears labour market shortages will damage the economy.
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A woman, whose brother was killed in a car accident, has met the man who was given his face in a pioneering transplant operation.
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China is trying to track at least 193 people who may have come in contact with a man with Mers - the country's first confirmed case of the virus.
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A woman whose brother was killed in a car accident has met the man who was given his face, in a pioneering transplant operation.
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Body dysmorphic disorder sufferer Minnie Wright tells the BBC's John Maguire about the impact the condition has on her life.
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Levels of unconscious racist and sexist bias have been reduced by manipulating the way the brain learns during sleep.
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The ban on smoking in public places - which came into force in 2007 in England - has cut child hospital admissions by some 11,000 a year, research suggests.
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Many supposedly "healthy" fruit snacks aimed at children contain more sugar than a bag of sweets, says campaign group Action on Sugar.
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Concern is growing in South Korea over the spread of the Mers virus after a man defied quarantine to travel to China.
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Nearly three-quarters of fresh shop-bought chickens test positive for food poisoning bug campylobacter in year-long study.
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The number of people taken to hospital after attacks by dogs - and other animals including rats, cats and foxes - has risen by 76% in the past decade, new figures show.
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A smartphone app is as effective at testing eyesight as an optician's clinic, a trial suggests.
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Scientists can transform bacteria into tiny living computers capable of detecting diabetes and cancer, early studies suggest.
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HIV drugs should be given at the moment of diagnosis, according to a major trial that could change the way the disease is treated.
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Scientists say they may be able to explain why some cancers return, many years after they appear to have been cured.
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A small survey in the United States finds 10% of people have skin reactions after getting a tattoo.
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GPs in the UK may be slower to refer patients with cancer than in other countries, a study suggests.
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Breast cancers can change the structure of bone to make it easier to spread there, a study finds.
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Drinking more than five espressos worth of caffeine a day may be damaging to health, according to the European Food Safety Authority.
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There are no differences in the eyesight of dyslexics and non-dyslexics, say researchers
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Half of drivers pulled over by police in some regions are failing drugs tests, according to new figures.
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Reverend Hayley Young who contracted HIV through a non-sexual attack speaks to the Victoria Derbyshire programme.
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The app which allows trainee surgeons to practice medical techniques
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Toy Like Me campaigner Rebecca Atkinson explains why parents of children with disabilities want to see a new generation of toys bringing greater diversity to the playroom.
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The scale of financial difficulty facing Northern Ireland's five health trusts was so severe in 2013 and 2014 that despite receiving additional funding, four of them failed to break even.
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Dumfries and Galloway could be facing a serious shortage of GPs unless 25 new recruits are hired by the end of next year, BBC Scotland can reveal.
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Being overweight or obese in adolescence is linked to a greater risk of bowel cancer later in life, a study suggests.
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Bristol schoolgirl Tegan, 14, creates animation to help her friends understand her differences.
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Researchers at Imperial College London are developing a device that could allow neurosurgeons to instantly identify cancerous brain tumours.
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The government hopes a new "no-fault" airline-style error reporting system for chemists will help identify and reduce dispensing mistakes.
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People with heart failure must be screened for signs of depression and offered counselling, scientists say.
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NHS trusts in England report a total deficit of £822m for last financial year, compared with £115m the previous year
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British American Tobacco and Philip Morris file legal challenges against the UK government over plain packaging for cigarettes.
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The Cancer Drugs Fund in England will continue to pay for a stomach cancer drug after an appeal by the manufacturer.
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The amount of alcohol people in England drink is underestimated by the equivalent of 12 million bottles of wine a week, according to new research.
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Campaign group Action on Sugar welcomes Tesco's commitment to reduce added sugars by 5% per year in all their own-label soft drinks.
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The biggest NHS Trust and two more of the hospitals it runs have been labelled "inadequate" by inspectors.
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A man has been able to control a robotic limb with a mind-reading implant in his brain.
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More than a quarter of a middle-aged person's skin may have already made the first steps towards cancer, a study suggests.
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The Clarks shoe company started using iPads to measure children's feet last year, and it's all about capturing invaluable foot data.
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Scientists have unveiled a comprehensive genetic map of advanced prostate cancer, hailing it as the disease's "Rosetta Stone".
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A heart patient has two operations simultaneously, in what surgeons say is the first procedure of its type in the UK.
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Doctors' leaders are challenging seven day working
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David Cameron needs to "get real" and ditch his "surreal obsession" with opening GP surgeries in England seven days a week, the British Medical Association says.
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The criminal justice system has failed to act on recommendations to improve the way disability hate crime is dealt with, a report concludes.
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