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Dementia patient Esme Hanson was left stranded in hospital because of a lack of home care.
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Illness has left Kathryn Crofts with badly-damaged lungs and a possible heart problem.
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The BBC's Tulip Mazumdar has reported on maternal health and the issues women face across the world. Here she reflects on her own experiences of pregnancy and baby loss.
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Ros Atkins looks at why Covid infections are rising in the UK – and what should happen next.
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Three daughters are now qualified nurses like their mother, and one is a physiotherapist.
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Tougher measures to stop the spread of coronavirus could be avoided with early action, advisers say.
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It may be more contagious than Delta, but there is no evidence yet that it causes worse illness, experts say.
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The UK has higher infections than most of its neighbours, as scientists fear a difficult winter.
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Fewer adults are practising social distancing than think it is important, figures for Great Britain show.
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There is a "real risk" that people "are being misled over the capability" of 111, a coroner warns.
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England's Care Quality Commission issues a warning, saying staff are "exhausted and depleted".
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Alison McDonald was diagnosed with a blood cancer after she lost several inches in height.
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Relationship education is now compulsory in England, including sex education at secondary schools.
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A US team says it successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig's kidney into a brain-dead human.
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The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust says there is "unprecedented demand" on services.
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Boris Johnson is urging those eligible for a third dose to organise appointments straight away.
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The global health body says healthcare workers should be prioritised for vaccination.
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The kidney, from a genetically-altered pig, appeared to function well, say the surgical team.
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A doctors' union says ministers must reimpose measures such as compulsory face masks as cases rise.
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Tory peer Lord Robathan says the government's anti-obesity drive is not working - but a minister defends it.
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Doctors fear they could be overwhelmed, but new measures are still not being deployed in England.
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Waiting lists in Wales stand at 657,539, which is equivalent to more than a fifth of the population.
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Sarah Buckle woke up in hospital after a suspected spiking incident in a Nottingham nightclub in September.
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The BBC followed India, 28, before and after gastric sleeve surgery.
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The NHS is set to fund innovative therapy that patients say has given them their lives back.
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Additional measures are not needed in England at this point, the health secretary says.
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Health Secretary Sajid Javid encourages those eligible for a Covid booster to take the jab now.
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A report raises concerns about chronic understaffing and excessive workloads at one hospital.
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But the business secretary says it is not time for "Plan B" and he wants to avoid further lockdowns.
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Many care staff are struggling with an increased workload and want to quit, research suggests.
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Targeted annual PSA screening could spot early, treatable cancers in high-risk men, researchers say.
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Laura Anderson shares her experience of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) during her pregnancy two years ago.
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But Boris Johnson says the rollout of a Plan B to control the virus in England has not been discussed.
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The Duchess of Cambridge warns of the "devastating impact" of the pandemic on addiction rates.
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A judge ruled Alta Fixsler's life support should be withdrawn in a hospice rather than at home.
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Scientists are studying it to better understand how much of a threat it may pose.
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Warren Higgs speaks before and after having his kidneys, which weighed more than five stone (35kg), removed.
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Doctors booked a termination for Sharon Gorvett, but no-one discussed her options with her.
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The famed service is helping solve the immense challenge of vaccinating remote Australia.
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Critics worry the rollout is happening too slowly in England to best protect people ahead of winter.
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Lucy is thought to be the oldest child to receive a donor heart that did not match her blood type.
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After the Wanted star's diagnosis, he wants to raise awareness to improve treatment and research.
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Blood results show it gets the body to mount an immune response to fight coronavirus.
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Nightclubs and large events can only allow entry to people who can show they have had two Covid jabs.
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People share their stories of having negative PCR tests after positive lateral flow results.
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A lab in Wolverhampton is suspended as 43,000 people in England and Wales are potentially affected.
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Health chief says it's not clear what went wrong as 43,000 in England and Wales potentially affected.
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Some people who took tests in Berkshire earlier this month may have wrongly been given the all-clear.
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The figures come despite improving numbers overall, with some 610 fewer stillbirths in 2019 than in 2013.
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It comes as ministers unveil £250m package for GPs to encourage more face-to-face consultations.
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