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US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer said it would sell its patented drugs at cost to 45 low-income countries.

Obesity is spreading rapidly and experts warn of a health emergency unless it's tackled urgently.

Red bumps and lumps? Scabs or blisters? What are the signs to look for?

The outbreaks in Europe and America are not normal but remain containable, health officials say.

Sexual health clinics are still open for business but doctors urge patience over appointments.

A database loaded with the sounds of heartbeats could help early detection of valve disease.

Parents say they are "horrified" that similar warnings have been issued after four deaths.

The warning comes as seven cases of new "variants of concern" are detected in Northern Ireland

It brings the total number of infections to 57, say UK health officials.

The government will investigate if North East Ambulance Service withheld details of patient deaths.

Contacts of the person are being offered the smallpox vaccine, Public Health Scotland confirms.

Other trusts start similar initiatives over fears staff are struggling with rising prices.

Official guidance recommends quarantining for those who have had unprotected direct contact with the virus.

Confusion sees about 9,500 ineligible people in Wales offered or given the booster.

The woman, 27, is suspended from Birmingham Children's Hospital after the sudden death of a child.

Nicole Nadler struggles to pay her medicine bills while she waits for the NHS to recognise her diagnosis.

It is in response to concerns regarding the shortage of some hormone replacement therapy products.

The warning by the UN health agency's chief comes amid an unusual monkeypox outbreak outside Africa.

The charity Birthrights conducted a year-long investigation into "racial injustice" in maternity care.

Gene drive development makes a genetically modified gene that spreads widely within populations.

Scientists are still unsure what is causing the outbreak, which has now spread to 15 countries.

It comes after a draft bill was approved in Spanish parliament to allow three days of leave a month.

Another 50 suspected cases of the rare disease are being investigated, the WHO says.

Pharmacists will be able to give suitable replacements, without needing a brand new prescription.

Staff at sexual health clinics warn the virus is already stretching the workforce in many places.

Figures show 14% of dentists doing NHS work are approaching retirement age.

We are facing an unusual and unprecedented monkeypox outbreak but how worrying is it?

Chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver has been protesting over delays to the government's obesity strategy.

Officials say they have seen 197 cases, and 11 of the young children have needed a liver transplant.

Infections have been falling since the end of March, after the Omicron variant pushed up cases.

Health secretary says "most cases" have been mild and further doses of a vaccine have been ordered.

Cases of the rare disease are now confirmed in eight European countries, health authorities say.

Nearly half the deaths from respiratory syncytial virus were in babies aged under six months.

Government's vaccine advisers said winter remains the riskiest time for the virus.

Psychiatrists say all nurses and doctors must be able to recognise the signs of people at risk.

The doctors' union cites lack of PPE and says medics still suffer the health impacts of the pandemic.

The virus doesn't usually spread easily and the risk to the UK population is low, officials say.

One man, Mohammed Ismael Zaman, bled to death during dialysis, while the other was trapped in a bed.

Four years after the first buffer zone outside a clinic only two more have followed in England.

International recruitment hits record high with nurse leaders warning about sustainability of trend.

The trial has been set up by the family of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died after eating a sandwich.

The former reality star appeared before the Health and Social Care Committee to discuss body image.

A new survey shows a rise in hostile behaviour towards people with a visible difference.

An occupational therapist says he is waiting for an operation on both his neck and his wrist.

Ewan Bowlby, 27, was diagnosed with a brain tumour but plans to get married and start a family.

Lord Hague says the government is "shallow" and "politically weak" for delaying plans to curb obesity.

The new gadget can help surgeons find and remove cancer that has spread from the breast, say experts.

Abortion providers describe a battle to put out accurate information.

The viral infection is rare and the risk to the public remains very low, experts say.

The Policy Exchange think tank wants local NHS to have more power and questions rise in national managers.