Latest Health News from the BBC

1. Hospital backlog drops to lowest level in two years

   But the NHS in England is still well below its target for seeing patients within 18 weeks.

2. MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales

   Women would never be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy under proposed new laws.

3. We quit our jobs, sold our home twice and spent 10 years fighting for the truth

   A NHS trust and hospital manager have been found guilty of health and safety failings over the death of Alice Figueiredo.

4. Cervical screening invites to change in England

   Invitations be sent out by the NHS every five years instead of every three for women aged 25-49 in England, if they have a negative test.

5. Martha doctor's failings 'particularly grave'

   A medical tribunal has found a senior doctor's failings amounted to gross negligence and misconduct.

6. RFK Jr sacks entire US vaccine committee

   The US health secretary, a vaccine sceptic who has been criticised by health experts, said the panel was 'plagued' with conflicts of interest.

7. Doctors trialling 'poo pills' to flush out dangerous superbugs

   Can a dose of good bacteria clear superbugs from their hiding place in the bowels?

8. Why food firms are scrambling to cut down on ingredients

   Food firms are marketing ranges with fewer ingredients, but are they healthier?

9. Exercise improves colon cancer survival, major study shows

   Risk of dying was cut by a third after colon cancer patients dialled up exercise levels.

10. Disposable vape ban begins - but will it have an impact?

    Retailers will no longer be able to sell single-use vapes as new laws come into force across the UK.

11. Syphilis and drug-resistant gonorrhoea increasing

    Experts say the gonorrhoea figures are a worry. although the actual number of drug-resistant cases is low.

12. People say cola and fries are helping their migraines - but there's a twist

    Migraines are one of the most complex neurological disorders. What is the science behind the latest hack?

13. 'My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world'

    An Australian man meets his stem-cell donor for the first time after travelling to the UK.

14. How 'laughing gas' became a deadly - but legal - American addiction

    Nitrous oxide overdoses have increased in the US, but the substance is still legal as a "culinary product".

15. Streeting urges doctors to vote no in strike ballot

    Resident doctors unhappy with 5.4% pay rise with union warning strikes in England could return.