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- 'Debt deterring would-be doctors'
The prospect of high student debt and increased pension contributions could discourage young people from entering... - Dieting 'safe for pregnant women'
Dieting in pregnancy is safe and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested. - Kids' cardiac service criticised
An independent panel says cardiac services at Glasgow's Sick Children's Hospital "may be unsafe if critical staffing... - Father wants 'donation' lessons
A father who lost his son to leukaemia is calling for schools and colleges to make a lesson on donating stem cells,... - Parent classes 'not nanny state'
Prime Minister David Cameron defends free parenting classes in England, denying they are the policy of a "nanny state". ... - Statins 'benefit healthy people'
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely... - UK retains strict animal test law
The UK says it will retain stricter animal testing standards than required by a new European Union Directive. - Dementia patient 'had 106 carers'
A woman claims her husband, who had dementia, was given 106 different carers in a single year. - Oldest living kidney donor at 83
An 83-year-old man becomes the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still alive, the NHS Blood and... - Robotic arm controlled by thought
Two patients who are paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts. - Rise in ambulance delays at A&E
Ambulances are spending 50% more time outside hospitals in Kent, Sussex and Surrey, the BBC has learned. - Old films to aid memory recovery
Old home movies are being used to help trigger the forgotten past of people with dementia and other memory loss. ... - Baby's quick birth in bathroom
A young couple deliver their baby at home in Wakefield after a labour lasting just eight minutes. - Why we should talk more about death
Why doctors should talk more about death - VIDEO: Jamie: 'I've given up on politics'
TV chef Jamie Oliver says he has given up on trying to change governments' attitudes to healthy eating, as he visits New... - VIDEO: UK's oldest living kidney donor
Nicholas Crace, the 83-year-old who has become the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still being alive,... - VIDEO: 'I felt trapped' in female body
Music producer Thomas Dolby describes how one of his latest songs, Simone, was inspired by his son, Harper, who was born... - VIDEO: Statins 'could benefit healthy people'
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely... - VIDEO: Thoughts used to control robotic arm
Two patients in the United States who are paralysed from the neck down have been able to control a robotic arm using... - AUDIO: Should workers be tested for drugs?
BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire got reaction to the Metropolitan Police chief's suggestion that all workers... - VIDEO: Ban chips on school menus, says Reid
Big businesses should sponsor compulsory school meals, and packed lunches should be banned, says the former cage fighter... - AUDIO: Should junk food be taxed?
BBC Radio 5 live's Tony Livesey discussed whether junk food should be taxed to help tackle obesity - Concussion risk for rugby players
Do repeated concussions lead to brain damage? - How village life can help the elderly
How retirement complexes could help tackle social care crisis - 'Champions' raise diabetes awareness
How ethinic minorities are being informed about diabetes - Making dramatic impact on health
How dancers are making a dramatic impact on dementia - Patients 'skip' cholesterol drugs
Why some people ignore blood pressure problems - Epilepsy children in surgery plan
Helping children who do not respond to drugs - Boy battled cancer twice in year
The genetic disorder that caused cancer twice
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