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Annadale Community Garden Group is one of four groups or individuals in the running for this year's Make a Difference Awards NI.

Living a healthy life doesn't have to just be about pricey studio classes and luxury retreats.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has recently declared a national outbreak of salmonella food poisoning after one person died and hundreds more fell ill with the bug.

Lindsay Clancy's defence argues that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her children. She has pleaded not guilty to murder.

Kate Morgan explains why some Welsh women are travelling to London for abortions.

Kate Morgan explains why some Welsh women are travelling to London for abortions.

A new jab extended the length of time patients were cancer free, but it is unclear for how long.

Team GB rower Heidi Long takes BBC Sport through her vitamin and supplement routine.

Young carers face huge disadvantages growing up - one teenager explains what life is like.

Hundreds of thousands of people with type 2 diabetes could get access to a new weekly insulin jab to replace daily injections.

A Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has published a report with concerns vaping is a gateway to smoking

Clancy is accused of killing her three children in Massachusetts in 2023 and her defence team point to severe postpartum mental illness.

Hundreds have fallen ill with salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to imported eggs.

Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.

Lindsay Clancy has admitted killing her daughter and two sons but has pleaded not guilty to murder, saying she was experiencing postpartum psychosis.

Most of the cases were in England in recent weeks, linked to eating imported eggs, experts believe.

Having life-saving cancer treatment at 21 would be hard enough for anyone, but Erin Lavery was told she may never be able to have children too.

Multiple children are feared to have been conceived using sperm and egg donors which were not the ones selected by the parents.

An obstetrician says he treats women from Wales every other week at an abortion clinic in London.

From PMOS to cycle syncing, young women are teaching their mums about periods.

Men who have had the procedure can expect 10-20% more girth for the next six to nine months - but it can go wrong.

An eye surgeon says that fewer people have been seeking treatment for eye damage than after the UK's last total solar eclipse in 1999.

Symptoms after looking at the sun without eclipse glasses can include blurred vision

NHS Blood and Transplant's medical director says waiting lists for organ operations are unfair but leaders are not solving the issue.

The actress from The Office TV series says her breast lump was tiny and not a 'lump' as such; rather a kind of hard spot.

Three trauma centres - Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield - say they have treated nearly 500 casualties under the age of 16.

Plus, how much do people really change their habits for a free coffee?

The private body scan industry is booming, but is it doing more harm than good?

Around seven million more adults are living with obesity than would have been if obesity rates had stayed the same as 1993.

Millions of people still have long Covid, yet a cure still isn't quite within reach.

Former agricultural land is turned into a public park in Plymouth, the National Trust says.

Southampton woman Lauren has health anxiety that gets worse during the hot weather.

Inmates say it is "rewarding" to create artwork and sell it online with the help of a charity.

As child immunisation rates fall across the UK, one clinic in west Yorkshire is taking aggressive steps to boost immunisations

It follows the UK's largest and fastest growing meningitis B outbreak to date in Kent earlier this year.

More women than ever are talking about the luteal phase on social media, but how does it actually affect you?

How understanding inflammation could transform treatments from cancer to Alzheimer’s.

Also, running during pregnancy and how to recover.

Some people can carry bacteria in their nose or throat without getting sick, but can spread it to others.

What went wrong with the government's planning and buying of vital items like gloves and gowns that cost taxpayers billions of pounds.

Healthcare staff were unable to properly protect themselves, or those in their care, from dangerous infections, says the latest inquiry report.

The UK medicines regulator has given approval for an experimental vaccine to be tested on healthy adults.

When turning on the oven is a no-no and you're bored of salads, these foods (and drinks) will help to beat the heat.

The British Medical Association is in dispute with Manx Care over "pay erosion since 2008".

The BMA said there will "undoubtedly be cancellation of operations, outpatient appointments and elective care" but "patient safety will still be prioritised".

Full emergency cover remained in place and patients were told to attend all scheduled appointments unless advised otherwise.

Hot weather during the summer can affect anyone, but some people run a greater risk of serious harm.

Some UV exposure is essential for our wellbeing, but too much is damaging and can cause skin cancer.

Resident doctor strikes are now on pause while they consider a new pay offer form the government.

The walkout had been due to start at 07:00 BST on Monday and last until Friday.

Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.

The jab targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide, but has yet to spread between humans.