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Louise ParryBedfordshire, Hertfordshire and BuckinghamshireLucy North/PA MediaMrs Henders hopes the treatment will avoid the decline typical in MS patients, who often require a wheelchair."It would mean I'll be able to chase my children around, and I'll still be able...

The government's goal of moving care from hospitals into neighbourhood health hubs is at risk because community services are under too much strain, the health and care regulator says.In its annual report, the Care Quality Commission said waiting times...

Jonathan MorrisSouth WestDevon and Cornwall PoliceThe court heard that Ms Dart, who is in her 50s, was found face down in the water.District Judge Stuart Smith called the case "devastating, harrowing and absolutely tragic".He highlighted the home's "complacency about...

The dawn chorus of birdsong has inspired poets and nature lovers for thousands of years, but the reason why...

gettyGP surgeries in south London are giving financial advice to help patients manage debt and handle benefits claims - and the results are striking. In the 34 practices running the Back on Track scheme in Lambeth and Southwark, one...

Nat Wright,health producer and Sophie Hutchinson,health correspondent BBCBut even when people can access all the available help, it is sometimes not enough.Graham and Marie Fuller, from Norwich, contacted the BBC to say their daughter had been hospitalised with OCD...

Mood swings, brain fog, plummeting libido – menopausal symptoms can be debilitating. Many women turn to hormone replacement therapy...

George Torr,East Midlands and Rob Sissons,East Midlands health correspondentBBCStreeting said he was aware families in Leeds had told him recently it was "Donna or bust"."She won't be leading the Leeds inquiry, not least because she's leading the work in...

Getty ImagesProf Grant Jarvie, chairman of sport at the University of Edinburgh and chairman of a local authority leisure, culture and sport trust, told the programme that sport, leisure and culture were disproportionately hit because they were not statutory...

Pills are by far the most convenient form of cancer treatment, but most oral cancer drugs quickly...