A proposed law would let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.
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Dearbhail Ormond was diagnosed with endometriosis after seeing 20 doctors across 18 years.
Like TV presenter Kate Garraway, other families are struggling with the cost of care.
The curvature of Eva Tennent’s spine is now so severe that mum Jill Lockhart fears she will not survive.
Just 24% of Britons say they are satisfied, citing waiting times and lack of staff in a long-running survey.
The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets.
He spent 72 years using an iron lung machine to breathe after surviving polio as a child.
Women in India are found to be twice as likely to lose babies if they are working in hot conditions.
Test for patients in England checks if tumours can be treated with pills rather than chemotherapy.
Surgeons say using animals for organ donation could cut waiting lists and save lives.