Woman finds three-inch leech in nose
'Instagram for doctors' takes off 
Postnatal depression falling through the cracks?
7 October 2014
Regular checks for mothers six weeks after giving birth may be too rushed to pick up cases of postnatal depression, warn leading doctors.
15 October 2014
Last updated at 23:57
Passenger alert over US Ebola nurse
US health officials are seeking 132 people who took the same flight as a Texas nurse on the day before she came down with symptoms of Ebola.
Dying patients 'lack home support'
The NHS is failing to provide access to 24-hour expert support for patients dying at home in England, according to palliative care charity Sue Ryder.
Call for Trafalgar Square smoking ban
London's Health Commission calls for a ban on smoking in Trafalgar and Parliament squares and the city's parks
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Ebola trial volunteer immunised
17 September 2014
A trial of an experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus has begun in Oxford.
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NHS strikes: What next?
13 October 2014
The first NHS strike over pay for more than 30 years has taken place. It could be the start of a period of industrial unrest. Is there a way out of this dispute, asks Nick Triggle.
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How Ebola samples are processed01:16
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Call for junk food ban near schools02:00
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Ebola vaccine hopes - in 80 seconds01:20
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Counting the cost
Why we don't know how many people Ebola has killed
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Ebola cure - how far off?
How soon could there be an off-the-shelf treatment and vaccine?
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Deadly drop
Why did life expectancy in the US drop by 12 years after WW1
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Is there a way out of the NHS pay dispute?
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Whatever happened to the traditional 'deathbed'?
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Fitness slump
Why too few of us are doing enough exercise
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Body blow
How social media affects the way we see ourselves
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Dealing with death
BBC reporter visits a village in Sierra Leone where Ebola is yet to take hold
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Teen Hero
I want to do Stephen Sutton proud, says award winner Newsbeat
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The basics on Ebola
What is Ebola and how is the disease spread?
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Rescue radio
How broadcasting health messages can save lives
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