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The Supreme Court is to hear a case challenging the way councils in England can consider their finances when assessing people for social care.

Relatives of a woman who blame her death on a 41-minute wait for a paramedic, hand over a petition urging a dedicated ambulance service for their town.

Babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger food, researchers believe.

A model who was left blind in one eye after acid was thrown in her face tells of her joy after having her sight restored using stem cell treatment.

The General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue.

A woman gives birth on the pavement outside a Fife hospital after she was unable to get inside the building.

An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.

The NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank.

Katie Piper told Radio 5 live about being able to see after she was blinded in one eye after an acid attack.

Why refuse an implant that would improve hearing?

Dr Michael Dixon, chair of the NHS Alliance, who supports the governments proposed reforms of the NHS and Dr John Lister, director of the Health Emergency campaign group, who opposes them, debate the Health Bill.

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says there are "undoubted dangers" in re-drafting shared parenting law

A number of children under 10 are treated in hospitals in Northern Ireland for eating disorders, the Department of Health says.

A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

A new television advertising campaign in England is warning against the temptations of "just one more" drink.

How letting children cook helps them eat better

Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.

'How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours'

A nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital loses an appeal against her sacking.