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Parkinson's disease patient Gail Jardine can walk more freely after having a spinal implant fitted.

Previously housebound patients are now able to walk more freely as a result of electrical stimulation to their spines. Researchers say the small trial of the treatment has gone 'beyond their wildest dreams'.

Clinics are using "selective success rates" to target older women, the fertility watchdog warns.

The use of self-injected dermal and lip fillers is rising, along with dangerous cosmetic surgery.

Leia was born profoundly deaf but pioneering surgery and therapy has enabled her to hear sounds.

Meet the people behind the soap company that help people with disabilities into the workplace.

Aimee Summers recognised the signs of a potentially fatal blood clot and gave emergency first aid.

A new campaign says we should pay less tax on plants because they are good for the environment and mental health.

Around 5,000 heart attacks and strokes a year could be prevented by personalising heart health checks.

The group aims to tackle male isolation across London through regular meet ups and trips.

A little bone scientists thought was being lost to evolution seems to be making a comeback, say experts.

Holly Eastall says she felt suicidal after being falsely accused of abuse following her baby's death.

More than 2,200 people with learning disabilities are still being treated in hospitals, figures show.

A doctor in Pembrokeshire tweets a brutally honest job advert in a bid to relieve "tired" GPs.

"Emma" says it is unfair that she faces a deadline to choose how to fertilise her frozen eggs.

A child known as Baby A became the subject of a high court case that has prompted Kenya to start changing its approach to intersex children.

All eight infants now have fully functioning immune systems after undergoing treatment, say experts.

The owner offers a place for mums to feed their babies as her sister felt "uncomfortable" doing it in public.

The study could aid medical research and fuel debate about the difference between life and death.

A mental health crisis team is criticised for not intervening after the couple was found dead at their home.