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Norfolk mum to return to UK after brain tumour treatment
The family will have the "biggest party ever" for Kylie Weatherby, who had twins in the US in May.
Skin cancer: Newcastle University test predicts spread of melanoma
The scientists say their discovery accurately predicts if the cancer is unlikely to spread.
Covid: Wales could be turning corner on Covid says minister
Eluned Morgan's comments come as the Welsh government reviews restrictions imposed in December.
Covid in pregnancy linked to birth-related complications
Researchers find vaccination in pregnancy does not increase the risk of complications, but Covid-19 does.
Jonathan Van-Tam to leave role as deputy chief medical officer
The professor's colourful analogies helped explain coronavirus during Downing Street news briefings.
Covid isolation period cut to five full days in England - Javid
Health Secretary Sajid Javid says people in England can end isolation after two negative tests on day six.
Jonathan Van-Tam: JVT's most memorable Covid advice and analogies
Watch the best bits from England's deputy chief medical officer, who's announced he's stepping down.
Hospital waiting lists hit six million in England
One in 20 has been waiting - for routine care such as knee and hip surgery - for more than a year.
Covid: Hundreds in Wales take antiviral tablets
It is hoped the pills will reduce the number of people put in hospital by the virus.
Care services struggle with Omicron staff-sickness spike
The National Care Forum says sickness rates due to Omicron are compounding existing staff shortages.
The alcohol-free 'off-licence' helping with Dry January
"You shouldn't focus on what it is that you're losing, but what you want to gain in your life."
Covid: Pressures force Lanarkshire GPs to focus on urgent care
Doctors in NHS Lanarkshire will suspend some GP services in order to prioritise those most in need.
About 4.3 million Covid infections estimated in UK
Hospital admissions with the virus in the UK - the key measure - appear to have already plateaued.
Covid-19: Robin Swann asks for assistance from military
The Ministry of Defence is considering a request to send up to 150 personnel to Northern Ireland.
Covid: Hospital staff come in on days off to cover absences
How is a hospital coping with Covid admissions, staff off sick and winter pressures?
Covid: Seth Burke, 13, returns home after weeks in hospital
Seth Burke tested positive days after becoming the first wheelchair user sworn into the Welsh Youth Parliament.
'I blew up like a huge balloon, it was terrifying'
Piotr Pokrzywnicki discovered that he had kidney failure after his whole body became swollen.
RSV: Parents should be alert to symptoms of common winter virus
As with Covid, most children have mild symptoms but a small number need hospital treatment.
Covid: Quebec to impose health tax on unvaccinated Canadians
The unvaccinated represent 15% of the population, but over half of all hospital admissions.
Covid: Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within weeks - WHO
Dr Hans Kluge says a "west-to-east tidal wave" of the coronavirus variant is sweeping across the region.
I thought Dad's pig heart transplant was delirium
David Bennett, 57, is the first person in the world to receive a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig.
Covid-19 vaccine: Why are some athletes so reluctant to get the jab?
Although still an exception, vaccine hesitancy cases like the tennis star Novak Djokovic, show that athletes are not immune to disinformation, experts say.
Liver-branding surgeon Simon Bramhall struck off medical register
A tribunal finds that autographing two patients' organs is a "gross violation" of their "dignity".
Covid PCR tests end for asymptomatic cases in England
A positive lateral flow result can now be taken as a first and final confirmation that you have Covid.
First pig heart to human transplant is a game-changer, say surgeons
In a world first, a pig heart has been successfully transplanted into a human by surgeons in the US.
Sunken chest syndrome: Stranger pays for teenager's surgery
Autumn Bradley, 15, was not eligible for NHS funding for surgery to correct sunken chest syndrome.
Covid in Scotland: What happens when the virus becomes endemic?
Experts and politicians say Scotland needs to learn to live with Covid for the "foreseeable future".
Afro wigs: Aberdare girl's six-year wait to donate hair
Poppy says she was "over the moon" when a charity announced it was able to make wigs from her hair.
Cancer: Early diagnosis 'could have saved my mum'
As symptoms of the six most deadly cancers are revealed, a taskforce says early diagnosis is vital.
Covid: Fact-checking the doctor who challenged the health secretary
An intensive-care doctor challenged the health secretary over mandatory vaccination - are his claims right?
PM on Covid testing: We'll look at science over shortening isolation
Boris Johnson talks about the possibility of cutting the Covid isolation period from seven days to five.
Covid-19: Common cold may give some protection, study suggests
Researchers say immune cells made to defend the body against some colds could help stave off Covid.
Covid: Hospital boss admits they may lose staff over compulsory vaccines
One in 10 staff members are still unvaccinated at one London hospital ahead of new rules, its head says.
Covid vaccine: Pregnant women urged not to delay getting jab
Most pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid are unvaccinated, a government campaign says.
India Covid: Booster shots start for priority groups as cases surge
Frontline workers and vulnerable adults will get booster jabs as the country battles a spike in cases.
Calls to male sexual abuse helpline double in 2021
Demand for support through a helpline for male survivors of sexual abuse grew by 110% last year.
Covid-19: Cutting self-isolation to five days would be helpful, Nadhim Zahawi says
The cabinet minister says reducing the quarantine period from a week would ease staff pressures.
Oxford vaccine and research centre worth £200m could be sold
Oxfordshire MPs to ask the government about the future of the Harwell Science Campus vaccine centre.
King's College boss says unvaccinated staff could lose jobs
King's College Hospital's Dr Clive Kay says unvaccinated staff could lose jobs.
Covid isolation period still under review - Zahawi
Education secretary says plans to cut self-isolation to five days are still under review.
Look familiar? How rapid tests changed the pandemic
Lateral flow tests are now part of UK life, with billions spent on test kits. Has it been worth it?
Covid: UK records more than 150,000 deaths
The UK is the seventh country to pass this number, after the US, Brazil, India, Russia, Mexico and Peru.
Covid: Visualising 150,000 UK coronavirus deaths
Health and Science Reporter Laura Foster tries to help us understand the impact Covid-19 has had on the UK.
Covid: No need for a fourth jab yet, say UK advisers
The booster third dose continues to give high protection to people 65 and over, data suggests.
Patients benefit from revolutionary cancer treatment
Claire Evans is one of a select number of leukaemia patients being given a specialised type of therapy.
Covid: Sajid Javid concern over admissions in older people
The NHS faces "a rocky few weeks", the health secretary says as staff absences grow and cases rise.
Covid absences put pressure on England's hospitals
Staff absences for Covid reasons have trebled since Omicron took off a month ago, latest figures show.
Labour would use private providers to cut NHS waiting lists, says Streeting
Wes Streeting tells the BBC he would reluctantly make use of private providers, as health secretary.
Covid: Face mask refusals in some of England's secondary schools spark parents' concern
They say some pupils are not complying with advice, and there are worries about vulnerable children.
Covid: Armed Forces send 200 personnel to support the NHS in London
The Ministry of Defence has agreed to help fill staff shortages across the capital this month.
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