A study has identified genes that provide clues about why some people get seriously ill from Covid-19.
About one in 35 people in the UK have the virus, the Office for National Statistics suggests.
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"People under 40 can certainly get Parkinson's," says ex-rugby player trying to cope with disease.
Patients in more deprived parts of England feel the most let down by a lack of access to care.
Ambulance delays and waiting lists are driving excess cardiac deaths, the British Heart Foundation says.
In a trial, 25mg of psilocybin put patients in a dreamlike state, making therapy more likely to succeed.
Challenge facing health service greater than it was at peak of pandemic, says Amanda Pritchard.
Sianny Thomas says gummy sweets were the only only thing she could eat without being in pain.
In Lothian, care homes are used as a temporary measure to help rehabilitate patients before they go home.
They should fall under the same UK legal age restrictions as cigarettes and vapes, say campaigners.
The flu season has started early and some young children under five are ending up in hospital.
Doctors are concerned the tests can put extra pressures on GPs and cause anxiety for patients.
Care Quality Commission raises concern over the organisational culture at NHS Blood and Transplant.
Scientists say they now understand more about the mysterious role of epigenetics in cancer growth.
Some 3.2m adults struggle to afford basic hygiene products leading to shame and exclusion, charity says.
Unison is urging nurses, paramedics, porters and cleaners to walkout over a below-inflation pay rise.
The siblings were born just 22 weeks and five days into their mother's pregnancy.
New research shows a genetic link between African ancestry and triple negative breast cancer.
Any cuts in funding in next week's spending announcement will hit poorest people hardest, warn experts.
The move is intended to help health workers on the lowest pay.
The aim is to uncover better ways to prevent, spot and treat diseases like dementia and cancer.
Hundreds of people with hard-to-treat epilepsy will benefit from the innovative treatment.
Test blood samples were transferred between its pathology unit and the Saxon Clinic, the trust says.
Young people speak to Newsbeat about how rising prices are impacting the food they can eat.
Patients using Targocid powder at home are advised to check the batch number.
Cases have climbed quickly in the past week, suggesting the season has already begun, say officials.
Around 1 in 4 people in Lincolnshire reported feeling lonely some of the time during the pandemic.
The system can no longer operate effectively, the Care Quality Commission warns, as delays mount.
Mutations that saved lives from the plague are causing auto-immune diseases today.
A cross-party group says patients are receiving an unacceptably poor service amid a shortage of GPs.
Spending time with active people could be key to kick-starting a workout regime, research suggests.
Getting less than this may increase the risk of a multitude of chronic conditions, say researchers.
BBC News hears concerns from families and staff that problems continue at East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust.
Symptoms can start in your 40s - here's our guide to what happens in the run-up to periods stopping.
A man with prostate cancer says being in a hormone drug trial has given him "years of good health".
Life expectancy improved last year in some European countries but not in others, researchers say.
Alpha Solway is to shut a new plant built to cope with the Covid pandemic, with the loss of 65 jobs.
Two people explain the worries the row over benefit rises is having on their lives.
Campaigners urge the government to pay for a drug they say will help protect vulnerable people this winter.
BioNTech's mRNA cancer trials started long before the pandemic, and have shown some early encouraging signals.
Workers at 11 ambulance trusts will vote on whether to take strike action in a dispute over pay.
The estimates show there has been a "notable rise" in infections older people in England and Wales.
A report shows while stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates have reduced, inequalities persist.
All children in Greater London between the ages of one and nine should get the jab, experts say.
Early study suggests our genes may play a part in how well protected we are after Covid jabs.
More than 10,000 appointments have been booked in the past 24 hours.
Imtiaz Fazil, who had 17 miscarriages and saw five children die, says she wants more discussion about loss.
Mum-of-two Jessica Parsons, from Bath, is urging people to check themselves.
About 12 million more people will be able to book their winter vaccinations from Friday.
Surgeons left frustrated as hospitals struggle to return routine services to full strength.
A lack of staff to care for people giving blood is thought to be behind the shortage in England.
Current support for women going through the change of life is completely inadequate, a report for MPs says.
Staff at Clifton House in Birmingham did not help until health inspectors asked, the watchdog says.
GMB Union says London Ambulance Service workers were "force to take a stand" in a dispute over pay.
Using fat injections to sculpt a bigger bottom may be fashionable but can be very risky, experts warn.
Patients are permitted one visitor for one hour a day to help prevent the rising spread of Covid.
With cases on the up, people who feel unwell are advised to avoid vulnerable relatives as a precaution.
With record-breaking temperatures, there were around 3,000 more deaths than usual in England and Wales.
A woman whose mother died of the rare cancer urges people not to put off seeking medical help.
Three babies have been born after receiving the landmark treatment in the US.
Guardian journalist Merope Mills questions hospital decisions after her daughter's preventable death.
