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Mental health patients treated far from home 'less likely to recover'

Only a third of pancreatic cancer patients receive treatment

Red alert as extreme weather claims life of man in freezing water

Common human skin bacteria could protect against cancer, say researchers

Howard Rees obituary

Catastrophe looms if we fail to tackle diabetes | Letters

Immigration officials to continue to seek NHS England patient data

Andrew Boddy obituary

I’m worried about my neighbour who has mental health problems – what can I do to help?

Atishoo! The science of sneezing properly

Philippines launches inquiry into formula milk firms targeting poor

I work in child mental health – government plans will fail many who need help | Robin Barker

GPs offered cash to refer fewer people to hospital

Echolocation could help blind people learn to navigate like bats

Satisfaction with GPs at lowest level for 30 years, survey finds

High-strength cannabis now dominates illegal market, study finds

Together we can stop children’s mental health services being cut | Louise Irvine and Tony O’Sullivan

Skip the dip? Swimming in the sea increases risk of illness, analysis suggests

Apple launching 'technology enabled' healthcare service

Antidepressants work, but there is a better way to break the cycle of harm | Mike Shooter

The idea of group therapy for anxiety made me worry more, until I went along | Charles Graham-Dixon

Fifth of prescribed antibiotics are unnecessary, study finds

Diabetes diagnoses have more than doubled in 20 years, UK analysis suggests

How formula milk firms target mothers who can least afford it

'The hardest thing is waking up and part of your body has gone'

IVF clinics 'should pay NHS if their treatments cause complications'

From periods to pregnancy – the sexual health crisis for Calais refugees

Girl with asthma died after doctor turned her away, inquest hears

Martin Adams: ‘Men are terrible at talking about our health, aren’t we?’

Most UK parents back air pollution exclusion zones around schools

Obesity is a greater threat for millennials than cannabis. It’s absurd | Simon Jenkins

Alcohol must cost at least 50p per unit in Scotland, minister rules

I'm an experienced nurse. Why do doctors treat me as their PA?

I used to be sexually adventurous – but my marriage ended all that

Social media firms failing to protect young people, survey finds

Cooperation and creativity in the NHS | Letters

Antidepressants work – but we need to talk, too | Rhik Samadder

Children struggle to hold pencils due to too much tech, doctors say

Court to hear case of banker kept alive against family's wishes

Britons told to get a good night’s sleep

Fresh row over mysterious sickness affecting US diplomats in Cuba

Risky relationships: why women are more likely to die of a broken heart

Scottish Labour MSP withdraws invitation to controversial US academic

What happened to US diplomats in Cuba? – Science Weekly podcast

Northern Irish abortion law violates women's rights, say UN officials

Fear of UK meat scandal as data shows hygiene breaches at most plants

Why we are sceptical of antidepressant analysis | Letters

How volunteering can be a source of wellbeing for all | Letters

Social isolation should be a public health priority

Can the Bawa-Garba case result in a stronger NHS safety culture?

Stephen Fry has prostate cancer

Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure while my father slips away – podcast

Parents lose legal battle to keep brain-damaged UK baby on life support

Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner to collaborate on new play about the NHS

I shouldn’t be criminalised for using cannabis to ease my constant pain | James Coke

Jeremy Hunt pledges crackdown on drug errors in NHS

Dame Beulah Bewley obituary

Begging your kids to eat doesn’t make a a shred of difference | Emma Brockes

A modest proposal for solving the air pollution crisis: a worker smog bonus

A new heart saved my life. Too many others don't get that chance

I understand the fears. But vaccinating children should be compulsory | Suzanne Moore

It's official: antidepressants are not snake oil or a conspiracy – they work

The drugs do work: antidepressants are effective, study shows

Just one soft drink a day could increase cancer risk, study finds

Suicide is a sector-wide issue, says Bristol university vice-chancellor

Father of baby about to lose life support denied hospital access

NHS England has one in 11 posts unfilled

Botox and the need for more regulation | Letters

Serena Williams and the realities of the 'maternal mortality crisis'

Jeremy Hunt launches review into handling of vaginal mesh scandal

UK employment is up – it’s just a shame the workers are so miserable | Faiza Shaheen

'Dirty meat': Shocking hygiene failings discovered in US pig and chicken plants

Trump appears to abandon vaccine sceptic group denounced by scientists

How US plans to speed up pig slaughter times could endanger food safety

The controversial law that allows salmonella into the human food chain

'The magic of cinema': the club supporting older people with HIV

Weight loss linked to healthy eating not genetics, study finds

Chronic heavy drinking leads to serious risk of dementia, study warns

We’re entitled to eat safe meat. Why has that become such a lottery? | Felicity Lawrence

Medical body admits it didn't have full backup plan for crashed doctor test

Mixed-sex wards aren’t ideal – but they’re better than a trolley in A&E | Ann Robinson

My colleague has compulsive skin-picking disorders I find hard to tolerate. What can I do?

Northern Ireland suicides outstrip Troubles death toll

From rinsing to whitening – why you're looking after your mouth wrong

Keeping medical cannabis from children is callous, and foolish | Ian Birrell