Dieting 'safe for pregnant women'Dieting in pregnancy is safe and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested.
Kids' cardiac service criticisedAn independent panel says cardiac services at Glasgow's Sick Children's Hospital "may be unsafe if critical staffing problems are not addressed".
Father wants 'donation' lessonsA 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.
Parent classes 'not nanny state'Prime Minister David Cameron defends free parenting classes in England, denying they are the policy of a "nanny state".
Statins 'benefit healthy people'Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.
UK retains strict animal test lawThe UK says it will retain stricter animal testing standards than required by a new European Union Directive.
Dementia patient 'had 106 carers'A woman claims her husband, who had dementia, was given 106 different carers in a single year.
Oldest living kidney donor at 83An 83-year-old man becomes the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still alive, the NHS Blood and Transplant service says.
Robotic arm controlled by thoughtTwo patients who are paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.
Computer game for stroke patientsNewcastle University helps to develop a computer game to help those who have suffered strokes.
Rise in ambulance delays at A&EAmbulances are spending 50% more time outside hospitals in Kent, Sussex and Surrey, the BBC has learned.
Old films to aid memory recoveryOld home movies are being used to help trigger the forgotten past of people with dementia and other memory loss.
Baby's quick birth in bathroomA young couple deliver their baby at home in Wakefield after a labour lasting just eight minutes.
Why we should talk more about deathWhy doctors should talk more about death
VIDEO: 'I felt trapped' in female bodyMusic 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.
VIDEO: Thoughts used to control robotic armTwo patients in the United States who are paralysed from the neck down have been able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.
AUDIO: Should workers be tested for drugs?BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire got reaction to the Metropolitan Police chief's suggestion that all workers should be screened.
VIDEO: Statins 'could benefit healthy people'Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.
AUDIO: Should junk food be taxed?BBC Radio 5 live's Tony Livesey discussed whether junk food should be taxed to help tackle obesity
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