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A cancer patient describes his battle for a potential life-extending drug as "degrading" as he is forced to move to England to get treatment.
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The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed almost 10,000 people, but it appears the number of people dying from the virus is finally slowing down.
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New regulations aimed at stamping out drug driving, including the first legal limits on cannabis and cocaine, come into force in England and Wales.
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GPs are to have more time to focus on caring for the most vulnerable patients under a new contract with the Welsh government.
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Measures to protect children's health should be put at the forefront of the general election, say doctors.
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Some websites offering treatment for gonorrhoea are putting patients at risk by failing to follow national guidelines, BBC 5 Live Investigates finds.
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The vice-president of Sierra Leone puts himself into quarantine after one of his bodyguards dies from the Ebola virus.
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Scientists say they have found distinct changes in the immune systems of patients with ME or chronic fatigue syndrome, which could lead to better diagnosis and treatment.
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The fight to bring pain relief and comfort to terminally ill patients in Mexico.
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Greater Manchester will begin taking control of its health budget from April after a devolution agreement is signed by the Chancellor George Osborne.
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People should listen to music for no more than one hour a day to protect their hearing, the World Health Organization suggests.
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It is "almost inevitable" that your blood will take the first steps towards leukaemia as you age, researchers show.
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The NHS Trust boss responsible for Stoke Mandeville hospital is criticised for telling an MP Jimmy Savile was 'not given free access', the BBC learns.
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An optical implant allows a man to see his wife again for the first time in years, and other technology highlights.
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Jimmy Savile abused 63 people connected to Stoke Mandeville Hospital, but the only formal complaint was ignored, a report finds.
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A recruitment consultant, who changed eight doctors' CVs to secure them jobs, is given a suspended sentence.
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Laurie Graham, whose husband suffers from dementia, says having a partner with the disease is "like having a child".
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A report into sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile at Stoke Mandeville Hospital is to say staff were told of 10 complaints at the time, the BBC understands.
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Energy drinks should be banned for children under 16, according to the campaign and research group Action on Sugar.
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Health experts argue the ban on smoking in indoor public spaces should be extended to cover outdoor spaces such as parks.
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Greater Manchester is to become the first region in England to get full control of health spending.
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Greater Manchester is to become the first English region to get full control of its health spending, as part of an extension of devolved powers.
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Measles vaccinations must be immediately stepped up across Europe and central Asia after a series of outbreaks, the World Health Organization says.
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Scientists have proposed a new idea for detecting brain conditions including Alzheimer's - a skin test.
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Greater Manchester is pooling its health and care budgets. Is this a major milestone, asks Nick Triggle
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Most people do not want to see cuts to other public services in order to protect the NHS, according to data from the British Social Attitudes survey.
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Experts are set to announce what sort of vaccine they believe will protect people against new strains of flu.
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People with a depressive illness are three times more likely to commit a violent or sex crime than those in the general population, a study suggests.
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Doctors call on health ministers and NHS England to intervene to make a drug called Avastin routinely available to patients with a debilitating eye condition known as wet AMD.
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Healthy gay men should be offered drugs which are normally used to treat HIV in order to prevent infection, say UK Medical Research Council scientists.
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More than 1,000 operations are thought to have been cancelled at a hospital which has been on "black alert" since January, hospital bosses say.
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The death risk from smoking may be much higher than previously thought - tobacco kills up to two in every three smokers not one in every two, data from a large study suggests.
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Latest figures show that the NHS in Scotland has missed a target to treat 90% of patients within 18 weeks.
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More patients had to wait over 12 hours for treatment at seven of Northern Ireland's A&E departments during January, according the Department of Health figures
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The number of teenage pregnancies in England and Wales has fallen to the lowest level since 1969 when records began.
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The director of one of Wales' leading social care providers says the sector's inspection regime is no longer fit for purpose.
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Nearly a third of adults in Wales are struggling to cope with the pain and symptoms of long-term health conditions, according to a new study.
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One in three people in Northern Ireland has trouble controlling portion sizes putting them at risk of weight gain, a new report suggests.
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Nearly 70% of NHS nurses in England often delay discharging older patients because there is no support for them after hospital, a survey for Royal Voluntary Service charity suggests.
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An online and telephone scheme has been launched to match dementia researchers with members of the public who want to take part in studies.
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Dan Simmons looks at the medical devices of the future.
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