BBC News - Health

• NHS to save "hundreds of millions" in landmark drug ruling
  Doctors says the savings could amount to significant improvements in patient care.
• 'I gave birth, and got Hepatitis C'
  When Jackie Britton was given a blood transfusion during childbirth, it could have killed her.
• 'Don't go cold turkey' to quit smoking
  The annual Stoptober campaign launches with a warning to seek help when trying to kick the habit.
• Shropshire hospitals baby deaths review cases rise to over 100
  Baby and mother deaths, as well as birth injuries, are being reviewed at hospitals in Shropshire.
• Pre-sex HIV drug should be made available on NHS, MPs say
  The Prep drug is cost-effective and proven to work, three MPs say.
• Are drink-driving limits too high?
  How are the limits on how much alcohol you can drink set?
• Yoghurts (even organic ones) 'full of sugar'
  Public told not to be lulled into thinking yoghurts are as healthy as many assume.
• Pregnancy weight gain 'going unmeasured'
  Midwives want clear advice about how much weight is healthy for women to put on during pregnancy.
• South Africa's highest court legalises cannabis use
  Pro-marijuana activists cheer following a landmark ruling by the country's highest court.
• Hiding my psychosis for 10 years from the age of 12
  Luke Watkin first experienced psychosis at 12 years old - he didn't talk about it for a decade.
• Bacteria disrupts Northern Ireland breast milk service
  Donated breast milk held in the County Fermanagh facility is destroyed after a bug is found in the water supply.
• Bedside light tool could detect baby brain injury earlier
  A new bedside tool can detect brain damage by measuring oxygen and energy levels using light.
• Deaths spiked during UK heatwave
  When temperatures went up in England this summer, so did deaths, Office for National Statistics data shows.
• Targeted treatment for melanoma to be free on NHS
  Trials showed the risk of the cancer returning after surgery was reduced with the therapy.
• Call to ban early baby sex tests
  The party fears the eight-week blood test, available privately, may lead to selective abortions of girls.
• 'Aspirin-a-day risky in old age' - major study
  A major study suggests elderly people in good health should not take the drug every day.
• Pathologists shortage 'delaying cancer diagnosis'
  Severe staff shortages are affecting services vital to diagnosing cancer, according to a report.
• 'My girl's meningitis was diagnosed as ear infection'
  A charity warns the NHS must be more vigilant over deadly meningitis and sepsis cases.
• Vapers rise 'to more than three million' in Britain
  Some still believe e-cigarettes are as harmful as smoking, a public health charity says.
• 'We haven't had sex in three years'
  A survey of 2,000 Mumsnet and Gransnet users finds 29% have had sex fewer than 11 times in the past year.