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The latest stories from the Health section of the BBC News web site.

Bed-sharing 'raises cot death risk'

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:47:16 GMT - Sharing a bed with your newborn baby increases the risk of sudden death syndrome - commonly known as cot death - fivefold, research suggests.

A&E units on cliff edge - NHS chiefs

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:14:15 GMT - A&E units are on a cliff edge, say NHS leaders as MPs start an inquiry into the state of emergency care.

Bipolar woman's battle for abortion

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:34:02 GMT - The High Court in London is judging whether a pregnant woman with bipolar disorder has the mental capacity to request an abortion.

NHS urged to improve use of drips

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:57:44 GMT - The lives of hospital patients who are put on a drip are being placed at risk by poor attention by staff to intravenous fluid care, experts warn.

Chief inspector of GPs post created

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:58:21 GMT - A chief inspector of GPs is to be appointed as part of a push to improve services outside of hospitals, ministers are set to announce.

Premature babies have 'brain arrest'

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:07:53 GMT - Premature birth may interrupt vital brain development processes, medical scans reveal.

Hospital criticised on patient death

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:57:10 GMT - An Essex hospital is criticised by a health watchdog for "missing opportunities" to save the life of a woman with disabilities.

Fatal 'superbug' not being monitored

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:50:17 GMT - One of the most concerning classes of hospital 'superbug' is not being tracked by the Department of Health, it is revealed.

Joint 'NHS and care budget needed'

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:51:40 GMT - Ministers have been told they must go further with their overhaul of social care in England by merging its budget with the NHS.

Cancer risk gene testing announced

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:42:31 GMT - A pioneering programme to test cancer patients for nearly 100 risk genes is to start in London and could represent the future of treatment in the NHS.