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Scotland becomes first in UK to test newborns for rare genetic condition /in /by

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) causes progressive muscle weakness and, without treatment, can limit life expectancy to just two years.

Streeting praises response to meningitis outbreak /in /by

Wes Streeting praises the "Herculean efforts" to protect people from the Kent meningitis outbreak.

Streeting praises response to meningitis outbreak /in /by

Wes Streeting praises the "Herculean efforts" to protect people from the Kent meningitis outbreak.

I spent five months in a mother and baby mental health unit – here’s what I want mums to know /in /by

Sofii Lewis was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis tendencies and OCD after giving birth.

I spent five months in a mother and baby mental health unit – here’s what I want mums to know /in /by

Sofii Lewis was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis tendencies and OCD after giving birth.

‘Having coeliac disease aged 9 means I’m normal with a tiny twist’ /in /by

Nine-year-old Eliza's mum says she was relieved when her daughter was diagnosed with the disease.

I spent five months in a mother and baby mental health unit – here’s what I want mums to know /in /by

Sofii Lewis was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis tendencies and OCD after giving birth.

Five questions that still need answering about the meningitis outbreak /in /by

The size and speed of the outbreak which has now affected 29 people, killing two of them, has been labelled "unprecedented".

Meningitis B: Your questions answered /in /by

BBC Health reporter Smitha Mundasad answers your questions on meningitis B

Thousands get meningitis vaccine as experts wait to see outbreak peak /in /by

The outbreak, which has killed two people, is thought to have originated at a Canterbury nightclub.