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Teenager used pills for illegal abortion, court hears

Sophie Harvey, of St Mary’s Road, Cirencester, is accused of taking the drug to end her pregnancy.

Teenager used pills for illegal abortion, court hears

Family of weight-loss op victim call for sales ban

Shannon Bowe's family want UK hotel chains to stop hosting Turkish surgery "clinics" and sales days.

Family of weight-loss op victim call for sales ban

Weight loss jab 'could reduce heart attack risk'

The jab could reduce heart attack and stroke risks regardless of the amount of weight people lose.

Weight loss jab 'could reduce heart attack risk'

Top doctor cancer-free a year after world-first therapy

Richard Scolyer has undergone a new treatment for glioblastoma, based on his own melanoma research.

Top doctor cancer-free a year after world-first therapy

Health spending £5bn less than government planned

The Conservatives are not on track to increase spending by 3.3% a year above inflation in England.

Health spending £5bn less than government planned

Assisted dying set to move closer on Isle of Man

A bill to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill is expected to pass a key parliamentary stage.

Assisted dying set to move closer on Isle of Man

'Horrendous birth experience left me in therapy'

Hundreds of women have contacted BBC News with their traumatic experiences of giving birth.

'Horrendous birth experience left me in therapy'

Executive lockdown meetings my lowest days - Swann

The health minister questioned whether a cross-community vote to extend lockdown was 'morally right'.

Executive lockdown meetings my lowest days - Swann

NHS offers life-saving drug for stiff heart condition

The once a day pill Tafamidis is now available on the NHS in England.

NHS offers life-saving drug for stiff heart condition

I lost my mum, dad and baby sister to HIV in infected blood scandal

Families torn apart by the infected blood scandal break their silence to BBC Panorama.

I lost my mum, dad and baby sister to HIV in infected blood scandal

Poor maternity tolerated as normal, inquiry says

MPs heard "harrowing stories" from women, including some who said they were left in blood-soaked sheets.

Poor maternity tolerated as normal, inquiry says

Man who received first pig kidney transplant dies

The US hospital which carried out the operation said Rick Slayman's death was not a result of the transplant.

Man who received first pig kidney transplant dies

Vaccine expert 'very worried' by whooping cough deaths

Five babies have died from the infection amid a rise in cases in the UK.

Vaccine expert 'very worried' by whooping cough deaths

I won't ignore cancer tests like mum did, says BBC presenter

BBC Wales' Lucy Owen on her mum's regrets at taking no notice of bowel cancer test offers.

I won't ignore cancer tests like mum did, says BBC presenter

Victims infected with Hep C after blood screening began

Lawyers tell the BBC people infected after September 1991 should be allowed to claim compensation.

Victims infected with Hep C after blood screening began

'World first' for double hand transplant patient

Tanya Shepherd has received pioneering blood treatment to prevent her body rejecting her new hands.

'World first' for double hand transplant patient

Whooping cough cases up again as five babies die

There were 1,300 cases of the bacterial infection in March, after just over 900 in February in England.

Whooping cough cases up again as five babies die

Hundreds of infected blood victims living with undetected Hep C

About 1,750 people are unaware they got the virus from blood transfusions in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Hundreds of infected blood victims living with undetected Hep C

Baby's hearing fully restored in gene therapy first

Opal, 18 months, can now hear - even a whisper - after becoming the first person to try a new treatment.

Baby's hearing fully restored in gene therapy first

Agency charging NHS nearly £2,000 for nurse shift

A leading NHS boss says firms are deliberately targeting areas where nurses are in short supply.

Agency charging NHS nearly £2,000 for nurse shift