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Italy stunned by baby's death in ambulance after 'hospitals turned her away'

Italy is in shock. A young mother is in mourning. And public health services are under scrutiny after a newborn baby with breathing difficulties

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Messenger RNA: the molecule that may teach our bodies to beat cancer

Groundbreaking German research into the RNA molecule is giving hope of a major leap forward in the treatment of prostate cancer and other conditions

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Do you know: can our cells create medicines?

Canada

Canada overturns ban on doctor-assisted suicide

In a unanimous decision, Canada's Supreme Court has reversed a ruling it made in 1993

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USA

Speculation on condition of Bobbi Brown daughter of late singer Whitney Houston

Singer Bobby Brown, the father of Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late Whitney Houston, has denied reports she is brain dead in hospital.

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Female Genital Mutilation: why do so many cases go unpunished in Europe?

United Kingdom

Hope for patients of mitochondrial diseases after UK's historic vote

USA

Measles outbreak in the US: Obama urges parents to vaccinate children

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Sucker punch: the European research project dealing a blow to mosquitoes

Using a simple device based on a tube and netting European scientists believe they have taken a major step in preventing malaria

India

India carries out its first double hand transplant

Doctors in India have successfully carried out the country’s first double hand transplant. The 30-year-old patient received the hands of a

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The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) - a user's guide

EU citizens are able to get public health insurance cover in all member states. We explain what you have to.

Ukraine

Ukrainian artillery fire thwarts rebel plan to surround government troops in Debaltseve

Medical services close to the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve are coming under increasing strain as Ukrainian government forces and separatist

World News

An end in sight to Ebola, but WHO warns fight is not over

Stopping the spread of Ebola in West Africa is within reach, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says that new cases have been declining over the

United Kingdom

UK MPs to vote on plain cigarette packaging

Cigarette packets are set to get a dramatic makeover in UK. MPs will vote on a law introducing plain packaging in England and Wales before May’s

World

Greek voters crave education and health rescue

Education and health care are core institutions in any society. Greece has always had problems in these vital areas, the debt crisis only made them

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Do you know: where's the cure for HIV?

World

Don't worry, be happy: learning to conquer fears and anxieties

Germany

Germany: nurse admits killing 30 patients

United Kingdom

UK Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey 'critically ill' in London hospital

Fears are growing for a British nurse being treated for Ebola in London after hospital officials said her condition had deteriorated and she is now

Sierra Leone

Relentless spread of Ebola continues with Sierra Leone worst hit

As Ebola continues its relentless spread in West Africa, Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma has asked people to observe a week of fasting and prayer.