The French government is to announce whether it will pay for 30,000 women to have faulty breast implants removed.
A study linking a virus to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as ME, has been withdrawn by the journal which published it.
Conjoined twins have been born in Brazil with two heads, two functioning brains and two backbones - but a single heart.
Article written by Fergus Walsh
Fergus Walsh
Medical correspondent
17:30 UK time, Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Researchers in Rotterdam have created a strain of deadly H5N1 bird flu which has the potential to spread between humans. They want to publish details of the research. But should the data be withheld because of fears of bio-terrorism?
Anything can be addictive
Behaviours as diverse as gambling, exercise and even work can all become addictive.
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Life after serious injury in Iraq01:42
Losing a person twice
Author Alice LaPlante on her fictional journey into Alzheimer's
Scalpel scandal?
Online deals for cut-price plastic surgery criticised
Plastic pioneers
How war has driven surgery
Medics at risk
UK doctor witnesses security breakdown at Tripoli hospital
When should science be censored?
Treating war-traumatised soldiers with sculpture and writing
How Greek crisis is strangling citizens' health
Sleep in the city
Check out Shanghai's best hotel rooms - from five-star stunners to pre-war villas
Health Check
Does drinking plenty of water keep your skin moisturised? Dr Tony Bewley explains
Exchanges At The Frontier
AC Grayling and a public audience test the world's leading scientists over the meaning of their work
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