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NHS trusts 'ration eye surgery' A growing number of primary care trusts are placing restrictions on access to eye surgery, figures obtained by campaigners show.
Calcium pills pose 'heart risk' People who take calcium supplements could be increasing their risk of having a heart attack, according to researchers in Germany.
C-section 'link' to child obesity Babies who are delivered through Caesarean section are twice as likely to become obese than those born traditionally, US research suggests.
'Emergency plan' to beat polio Polio has been declared a "global emergency" by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative after "explosive" outbreaks in countries previously free of the disease.
Rabies woman turned away from A&E A woman who has been admitted to a London hospital with rabies was turned away twice from an A&E unit before she was diagnosed, it emerges.
NHS 'paid £17 for pizza base' Two prescription gluten-free pizza bases can cost the NHS as much as £35, BBC Newsnight has learned.
MPs call for change to smear test The government is risking the lives of women under 25 in England by not screening them for cervical cancer, according to two MPs.
New clot drug for heart patients Hundreds of thousands of heart patients could benefit from new blood thinning drugs to cut their risk of stroke, guidelines recommend
MSPs pass Scots booze price plan Scotland will become the first place in the UK to introduce minimum drink pricing, after MSPs passed the plan at parliament.
Chronic pain under-treated - NICE Many patients with advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions are being "under-treated" for their pain, according to new guidance.
'Failings' on diabetes condemned Standards for diabetes care are still not being met in England 11 years after they were set, a report says.
Alert over allergy injector fault People using a certain type of adrenaline injector used to treat severe allergic reactions are being told to consult their doctors after a fault was found with the product.
Warning over child 'screen time' Parents need to do more to stop children spending too much time in front of televisions, computers and smartphones, according to a psychologist.
Parkinson's man walks with torch The Olympic torch has been carried by a man with Parkinson's Disease, who managed to get out of his wheelchair and walk the last few paces.
Why we should talk more about death Why doctors should talk more about death
VIDEO: Overdose babies 'died in my arms' The mother of two-day-old twins has described the moment they died in her arms after being given a morphine overdose at Stafford Hospital.
VIDEO: Met Office: How to count pollen Patrick Sachon explains how the Met Office counts pollen from the roof and labs of King's College London.
VIDEO: How to dissect a digital cadaver Surgeon Aimee Di Marco demonstrates how a digital cadaver on a touchscreen dissection table can be used to teach students and plan operations.
VIDEO: Push for polio eradication Member states of the WHO, meeting in Geneva, are expected to declare polio a global public health emergency, and will launch one last push to finally eradicate the disease.
AUDIO: What happens in an abortion clinic BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire went to an abortion clinic to hear what women who want abortions go through.
VIDEO: Many 'under-treated' for pain Many patients with advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions are being "under-treated" for their pain, new guidance from the health watchdog NICE says.
VIDEO: Carey Mulligan on Alzheimer's Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan's grandmother, known as Nans, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's eight years ago. She has now become an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society.
VIDEO: Vintage posters found in warehouse The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has discovered a host of vintage health and safety posters from the 50s, 60s and 70s in a warehouse.
Q&A: Rabies As a case is confirmed in London, how common is it?
Analysis: Defeating polio Why is the disease not a thing of the past?
Virtual patient under the knife How a giant touchscreen is teaching surgeons
The end of drug discovery? Are we facing the end of new drug discovery?
Can 'Save NHS' party make impact? GP and ex-independent MP on new party's election hopes
Fixing bodies broken in years of Arab world violence Fixing bones after years of Arab world violence
Concussion risk for rugby players Do repeated concussions lead to brain damage?
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