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  1. Warning over TikTok filming by hospital patients

    The Society of Radiographers says more patients are filming for social media without permission.

  2. MPs to vote on decriminalising abortion - how the law could change

    Two Labour MPs have tabled rival amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill on abortion.

  3. Rise in awareness of nicotine pouches among children, survey suggests

    A survey carried out by YouGov indicates 4% of children aged 11-17 have also tried them.

  4. Hospices are at centre of debate over assisted dying bill - what do they think?

    As MPs debate whether to legalise assisted dying, we speak to those providing end-of-life care.

  5. I quit TikTok to avoid eating disorder relapse

    Eve Jones, who had anorexia, says banning "skinnytok" only scratches the surface of a larger issue.

  6. Sainsburys and Morrisons told to stop tobacco ads

    The government has written to the supermarkets to say the adverts are banned by a law passed in 2002.

  7. My dad gave me a kidney - now I can have my dream wedding

    Kieran Innes was worried he would have to curtail his future plans when his kidneys failed.

  8. Why are pollen levels making hay fever so bad this year?

    It's peak pollen season here are the best ways to treat hay fever symptoms, and other useful advice.

  9. Mood swings fuelled Heston Blumenthal's genius. But the highs got higher and the lows got darker

    A new BBC documentary looks at how a diagnosis of bipolar disorder at 57 changed the celebrity chef's life.

  10. I'm an NHS leader - but mum still suffered at hands of health service because she was black

    NHS Confederation chair Lord Adebowale says his mother's death illustrates inequalities in the system.

  11. We always joked dad looked nothing like his parents - then we found out why

    Matthew's father died late last year - before learning the truth about his family history.

  12. World-first blood cancer therapy to be given on NHS

    It sneaks toxic drugs inside cancer cells to hit them hard while minimising side-effects.

  13. Handwritten notes reveal Churchill's penicillin concern ahead of D-Day

    Handwritten notes show the wartime prime minister's frustration over slow penicillin production.

  14. Hospital backlog drops to lowest level in two years

    But the NHS in England is still well below its target for seeing patients within 18 weeks.

  15. MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales

    Women would never be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy under proposed new laws.