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The rare declaration comes after Ebola killed more than 1,600 people in the DR Congo.

Referrals to NHS gender identity clinics have more than tripled in the past five years.

A trust had found almost 15,000 patients may have been affected by a failure to pass on medical updates.

The former 1930s council house will support 420 families a year and has five bedrooms.

Experts back five ways of trying to halt Scotland's rising toll of drug-related deaths.

A new medical guide aims to improve the chances of saving children's lives, and limbs, in war zones.

Scientific review shows they are as leakproof as other sanitary products, say researchers.

Ideas from a mental health 'revolution' in Trieste in the 1970s are helping patients recover today.

Doctors treating Tafida Raqeeb in the UK have said it is in her best interests to be allowed to die.

Exclusive access to Great Ormond Street as surgeons worked to separate two girls who shared a skull.

New figures are expected to show a record number of people died as a result of drugs last year.

Dr Mohammad Khan was caught when prescribing menopause medication to a pregnant woman.

The eating disorder charity Beat said the findings were groundbreaking.

Boys as young as 15 are involved in carrying blades having been groomed to sell drugs, police say.

It is the first time Ebola has been diagnosed in Goma, a city of more than a million people.

Exposure from mobile networks including 5G fall well below limits set by international regulators.

Servicemen and women trying to overcome the effects of war are digging at the Battle of Waterloo site.

Research suggests up to a third of cases may be preventable with lifestyle changes.

The advice is expected to form part of a series of proposals aimed at improving public health.

Some Emerade pens have blocked needles so patients are advised to carry a spare one at all times.