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Royal couple visit new hospital
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have visited Birmingham to take a look around the city's new "super-hospital".
Can your doctor call you 'fat'?
Doctors need to be more direct when they are dealing with overweight patients, according to the government's health minister.
Coping with loss of armed forces parent
A special holiday break is helping UK children cope with the loss of loved ones killed in conflict
What to do if stung by a Weever fish
What should you do if you are stung by Britain's most poisonous fish?
Weight, exercise and pregnancy confusion
NICE have issued new guidelines on women's weight during and after pregnancy.
Can music aid athletic performance?
Music has helped elite tri-athletes in Australia increase their endurance by 15%, researchers say.
Super-sized school uniforms sold
As more and more children start primary school overweight, retailers are having to expand the waistlines on school uniforms.
Face transplant man shown on TV
A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant has revealed his new look before TV cameras.
Elderly care: Who should pay?
Dame Joan Bakewell tackles the dilemma of who should pay for the care of our aging population.
Education lowers dementia risk
Professor Carol Brayne explains finding that suggest early education helps people compensate against dementia in later life
Woman backs right-to-die campaign
A mother who has been locked inside her body for two years has said she believes the law should be changed to allow people in her situation to die.
Should DIY tattoo kits be banned?
Environmental health officers say DIY tattoo kits should be banned
Ex-conjoined twins reunited with mother
The mother of formerly-conjoined Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna has visited her daughters in Australia for the first time since their separation.
Vital care lacking for mini-strokes
Many patients at high risk of stroke are not getting the specialist treatment they need, an audit found.
Iraq veteran's struggle with PTSD
Sergeant Major John Dale describes the trauma of living with post traumatic stress disorder.
Fallujah children's 'genetic damage'
Cancer, leukaemia and infant mortality are all increasing in the Iraqi town of Fallujah, which saw fierce fighting between US forces and Sunni insurgents.
Drugs robots help out hospital staff
Two robots have been installed to process prescriptions quickly and accurately for patients at a hospital in Swindon.
Patients offered ice-cream on tap
Ice-cream is made available 24 hours a day for cancer patients at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
HIV rate 'soars' among over-50s
There has been a big increase in the number of people aged 50 and over catching HIV, latest figures show.
HIV rate in over-50s 'up by 60%'
The number of HIV infections among the over-50s has gone up by 60% over the past seven years.
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