BBC Health News

Nell Gifford is living with advanced cancer, but is continuing to perform at the circus she founded.

Consultant-led emergency care in "core hours" at Princess Royal has also been called part-time provision.

Adriano Guedes hit the headlines for refusing to leave a Norfolk hospital for more than two years.

The announcement follows the death of Oliver McGowan with autism, who was given a drug he was allergic to.

An air ambulance had to land in a Highlands pub car park in the effort to save Bethany Walker's life.

Self-testing kits could help more women get checked for cervical cancer risk, researchers say.

The NHS will be at the centre of the major parties election campaigns, but why is it so important?

Some men over 40 would benefit from annual blood tests, researchers say.

A three-year study, involving more than 1,000 people, highlights what makes people start using food banks.

A tribunal hears Joanne Rudling omitted details of a conversation with Ryan Morse's mother.

Manchester will get £16.5m to develop proton beam therapy to boost survival rates and reduce side-effects.

Dips stocked by retailers such as Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's have been affected by the recall.

Kerry Irvine provides nipple reconstruction for women who have undergone mastectomies.

The Scottish government says the cash will ease pressure on the health service in the coming months.

The head of NHS Providers urges politicians to avoid making "empty promises" over the health service.

A group of 12 Scottish MPs says the UK government must change the law to help tackle the drug crisis.

Pushing their bodies to repeat the same yoga positions is leading to a rise in hip problems among teachers, a leading physio warns.

A Westminster committee warns services are struggling to meet the needs of an ageing population.

A young woman who lost her sight cannot get funding for a specialist college for the blind.

Decontamination work after a bug outbreak at a hospital dislodged more bacteria, new papers show.