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Woman gets windpipe transplant Scientists have carried out the world's first tissue-engineered whole organ transplant made with a patient's own stem cells.

Drugs deal boost for NHS The NHS has made a major new deal with the big pharmaceutical companies which could cut the annual drugs bill by £400m, a BBC investigation has found.

Organ donation decision rejected Plans to make everyone in the UK a potential organ donor have been rejected by a government advisory body.

Hospital's 'supersize' beds Rotherham hospital has provided new equipment and training to help its staff to deal with obese patients.

Warning over tanning injections Newsbeat's Hannah Morrison speaks to girls who've used tanning injections which aren't licensed and illegal to sell in the UK. Health experts are also warning people not to use them.