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Uruguay legalises euthanasia after 10-hour debate

Uruguay has legalised euthanasia, becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law that allows assisted suicide. The Dignified Death bill was passed...

Town’s wellbeing and health support gets £13m boost

More than £13m has been given to a town's trust to continue its work improving the health and wellbeing of local residents. The money from...

Health minister defends timeline on dealing with winter pressures

The health minister has defended his department's timeline for initiating a plan to deal with winter pressures on the health service. Mike Nesbitt said a...

NHS stripped ex-footballer of dignity, say family

An ex-footballer with dementia who died after falling from a height was "stripped of his dignity" while in NHS care, his family said. Colin Flatt,...

‘It gave me my voice back’: How group singing is helping new mums with postnatal depression

Specially designed singing classes are clinically effective at treating mums with postnatal depression, a major three-year study has found. The authors say they could...

Questions over mysterious death in mental health hospital

A mental health trust says it is planning to install CCTV following the death of a patient in mysterious circumstances. Maria Morris, 44, was found...

Concerns over monitoring system used by mental health trusts

The public inquiry into the deaths of at least 2,000 people under the care of mental health services heard "grave concerns" about the use...

Prostate cancer symptoms and treatment: What to check for

Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has told the BBC that a targeted prostate cancer screening programme is needed urgently, and would "save countless lives". Sunak...

Could I have saved my parents if I’d been taught CPR?

Cameron McGerr should have been with his parents to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary last month. Instead, Lynne and Kevin McGerr's 16-year-old son stood in...

‘Prescription for time at the coast helped me’

Kelly Pardy was born with juvenile macular degeneration - a visual impairment that affects her central vision. The impact of the condition became particularly challenging...

‘My leg helped rebuild my tongue after cancer’

A woman whose tongue had to be reconstructed with a piece of her leg because of mouth cancer is urging people to check for...

Prostate cancer screening urgently needed, says Rishi Sunak

Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has stepped up his call for a targeted screening programme for prostate cancer. In a BBC interview he said he...

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