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'Debt deterring would-be doctors'

1 hour 4 min ago
The prospect of high student debt and increased pension contributions could discourage young people from entering medicine, a senior doctor warns.

Concussion risk for rugby players

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 22:04
Do repeated concussions lead to brain damage?

'Champions' raise diabetes awareness

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 13:28
How ethinic minorities are being informed about diabetes

Kids' cardiac service criticised

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 09:25
An independent panel says cardiac services at Glasgow's Sick Children's Hospital "may be unsafe if critical staffing problems are not addressed".

Parent classes 'not nanny state'

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 07:44
Prime Minister David Cameron defends free parenting classes in England, denying they are the policy of a "nanny state".

VIDEO: Man felt 'trapped' in female body

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 03:34
Music producer Thomas Dolby describes how one of his latest songs, Simone, was inspired by his son, Harper, who was born a girl but changed genders.

Dementia patient 'had 106 carers'

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 02:21
A woman claims her husband, who had dementia, was given 106 different carers in a single year.

Why we should talk more about death

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 23:43
How the elderly are missing out

Father wants 'donation' lessons

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 22:37
A father who lost his son to leukaemia is calling for schools and colleges to make a lesson on donating stem cells, blood and organs part of the curriculum.

Dieting 'safe for pregnant women'

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 22:36
Dieting in pregnancy is safe and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested.

VIDEO: Statins 'could benefit healthy people'

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 15:04
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.

Making dramatic impact on health

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 13:43
How dancers are making a dramatic impact on dementia

UK retains strict animal test law

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 10:23
The UK says it will retain stricter animal testing standards than required by a new European Union Directive.

Computer game for stroke patients

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 10:10
Newcastle University helps to develop a computer game to help those who have suffered strokes.

AUDIO: Should workers be tested for drugs?

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 09:19
BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire got reaction to the Metropolitan Police chief's suggestion that all workers should be screened.

Prosthetic retina in development

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 08:19
Scottish scientists are working on a device to restore sight in people with a form of age related blindness.

Rise in ambulance delays at A&E

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 08:03
Ambulances are spending 50% more time outside hospitals in Kent, Sussex and Surrey, the BBC has learned.

VIDEO: UK's oldest living kidney donor

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 05:30
Nicholas Crace, the 83-year-old who has become the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still being alive, told BBC Breakfast why he decided to donate so late in life.

Patients 'skip' cholesterol drugs

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 03:14
Why some people ignore blood pressure problems

Cannabis laws 'need changing'

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 02:01
Growing small amounts of cannabis should be treated like a speeding ticket with a fine and no criminal record, according to a UK drugs charity.