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The latest stories from the Health section of the BBC News web site.
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Clegg says NHS plans must proceed
Nick Clegg says planned reforms of the NHS in England must go ahead despite fresh criticism from a cross-party committee of MPs over the changes.
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Injured veterans star in play about war's lingering effects
Injured veterans take part in London West End play
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'No new cases' of baby infection
There have been no new cases of a bacterial infection in Belfast's Royal Jubilee Hospital where three babies died, the health minister says.
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Abortion clinics cleared for TV
Private clinics that charge for pregnancy services including abortions will be able to advertise on television and radio under new rules.
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VIDEO: UK 'will do more to fight disease'
The British Government has announced it is to significantly increase funding to fight disease in the most deprived parts of the world.
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UK boosts tropical disease fight
Foreign aid for efforts to eradicate parasitic diseases which kill and disfigure millions worldwide is to rise fivefold, say ministers.
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'I have never been able to eat'
The boy whose gut doesn't accept normal food
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Mutant bird flu research halted
Scientists who created a potentially more deadly bird flu strain to study the virus's spread halt work amid fears it could be used by terrorists.
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VIDEO: Baby unit infection source sought
Staff at the Royal Hospital neo-natal unit in Belfast are trying to find the source of the bacterial infection linked to the deaths of three babies.
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Army A&E medics plan 'worrying'
A proposal to bring in Army medics to cover a shortage of doctors at a hospital's emergency department is criticised by MPs.
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VIDEO: Mum thanks life-saving paramedic
A mother from Northamptonshire has met a paramedic to thank him for saving her week-old baby daughter's life.
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‘Early growth’ linked to asthma
Babies who grow rapidly in the first three months of life may be more likely to develop asthma as children, say researchers.
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Plans to insure cosmetic surgery
The review into the PIP breast implant scandal is looking at introducing an insurance scheme to help protect future cosmetic surgery patients, the man leading the review tells the BBC.
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Health trust in Army medics plan
A health trust which part-closed an A&E department because of a doctor shortage is considering using Army medics in a bid to reopen the unit fully.
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Is it too late to stop the NHS overhaul?
Why it could be too late to stop the NHS overhaul
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Toilet shortage 'is health risk'
Is the lack of public toilets a health risk?
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Dangerous abortions 'on the rise'
A rising proportion of abortions worldwide put women's health at risk, as more are carried out without trained clinical help, a WHO report says.
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'Three-person IVF' moves closer
There is to be a public consultation over a controversial "three parent IVF" technique, alongside further research into its safety.
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AUDIO: Lansley: NHS reform opposition 'purely political'
Chris Ham, chief executive of the King's Fund, analyses the path of the Health Reform Bill and Health Secretary Andrew Lansley responds to criticism from the medical community.
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Abandon NHS bill, two unions say
The unions for nurses and midwives toughen their stance by stating their "outright opposition" to the government's plans for the NHS in England.
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