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The siblings were born just 22 weeks and five days into their mother's pregnancy.

Cuts in funding in the forthcoming spending announcement will hit poorest people hardest, warn experts.

New research shows a genetic link between African ancestry and triple negative breast cancer.

A medical expert gives evidence in the cases of babies allegedly murdered by nurse Lucy Letby.

Claire Nicholls says her organs have been affected by the little-understood disease endometriosis.

After years of battling, Debbie Schwartz hopes the UK's first clinic of its type will give answers.

The move is intended to help health workers on the lowest pay.

Rishi Sunak, the fifth Conservative prime minister in seven years, inherits many pressing challenges.

The GMB union says the "biggest ambulance strike for 30 years" could be staged before Christmas.

The aim is to uncover better ways to prevent, spot and treat diseases like dementia and cancer.

A father carried his son's weight up Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of meningitis.

About 4,000 UK victims of the scandal will get interim compensation payments by the end of October.

Hundreds of people with hard-to-treat epilepsy will benefit from the innovative treatment.

The RCN union says the Scottish government "failed to listen" and a strike ballot would continue.

Test blood samples were transferred between its pathology unit and the Saxon Clinic, the trust says.

A doctor tells a court of his findings after examining a baby allegedly murdered by nurse Lucy Letby.

Patients using Targocid powder at home are advised to check the batch number.

Four patients died in the space of about six months after undergoing the same endoscopy procedure.

Cases have climbed quickly in the past week, suggesting the season has already begun, say officials.

Around 1 in 4 people in Lincolnshire reported feeling lonely some of the time during the pandemic.

Young people speak to Newsbeat about how rising prices are impacting the food they can eat.

England's health and care system can no longer operate effectively as delays mount, regulators warn.

About 2,800 paramedics, technicians and call takers are voting on strike action from Monday.

Mutations that saved lives from the plague are causing auto-immune diseases today.

They say a lack of continuity of care means patients are receiving an unacceptably poor service.

Spending time with active people could be key to kick-starting a workout regime, research suggests.

Up to 45 of 65 baby deaths at East Kent NHS Trust could have had a different outcome, a report says.

Getting less than this may increase the risk of a multitude of chronic conditions, say researchers.

Burns specialists expect more accidents as people use hot water bottles due to the cost of fuel.

Protesters found breaching 150-metre buffer zones around clinics would face up to six months in jail.

Health bosses in England are worried about the threat of flu, Covid and other respiratory illnesses.

Lucy Letby's trial is told she messaged colleagues about how hard it was to deal with bereaved parents.

BBC News hears concerns from families and staff that problems continue at East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust.

After cannabis, nitrous oxide is the most commonly misused substance among 16- to 24-year-olds in England.

A twin boy collapsed after nurse Lucy Letby injected him with air, her murder trial hears.

Life expectancy improved last year in some European countries but not in others, researchers say.

A man with prostate cancer says being in a hormone drug trial has given him "years of good health".

Alpha Solway is to shut a new plant built to cope with the Covid pandemic, with the loss of 65 jobs.

Two people explain the worries the row over benefit rises is having on their lives.

Campaigners urge the government to pay for a drug they say will help protect vulnerable people this winter.

BioNTech's mRNA cancer trials started long before the pandemic, and have shown some early encouraging signals.

Tassia Haines, 30, who has lost 22 friends in two years, wants more support for patients like them.

Workers at 11 ambulance trusts will vote on whether to take strike action in a dispute over pay.

The latest ONS Covid infection survey estimates that about one in 50 people had the virus last week.

The estimates show there has been a "notable rise" in infections older people in England and Wales.

January 2021 saw a 14% birth rate drop in Europe in comparison with previous years, research suggests.

A report shows while stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates have reduced, inequalities persist.

High petrol prices are driving carers from the sector, leaving people who rely on them without support.

All children in Greater London between the ages of one and nine should get the jab, experts say.

Lucy Letby was a "dedicated nurse" who "in no way wanted to harm" babies in her care, a court hears.