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New target for test waiting times
The health secretary pledges no patient will wait longer than six weeks for key diagnostic tests.

How military conflict helped save babies
The pioneers of ultrasound recall their work and marvel about how it is now an everyday diagnostic tool.

Dentists' test for breast cancer
Dentists could test patients' saliva samples for breast cancer if a new device gets the go-ahead.

Health screening plans unveiled
At-risk patients in England are to be offered screening for heart disease and strokes, Gordon Brown announces.

In full: Brown speech on the NHS
Here is the full text of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's speech on the NHS and health screening plans.

Doctor sought over illegal scans
A top Indian gynaecologist has her licence to practise suspended after a BBC report into female foeticide.

Bat techniques could find tumours
Scientists in Scotland hope to mimic bat radar to locate and identify tumours inside the body.

Inside Medicine: Sonographer
BBC News website meets sonographer Mark Russell.

Waits for scan results 'too long'
Doctors, nurses and patients often face delays in getting X-ray and scan results, a report finds.

Hitting the target early
The 18-week op target is said to be the most challenging in the NHS. How one hospital is on the brink of meeting it early.

Gory tale of Punjab's lost girls
India's Punjab state is facing up to widescale female foeticide after the discovery of babies' remains, the BBC's Asit Jolly reports.

'I just want to be back to normal'
A woman who has spent over a year waiting for diagnostic tests and appointments tells her story.

Expanded breast scan unit reopens
A breast screening unit unveils four new diagnostic rooms in the hope they will reduce patient waiting times.

Doctors hail ovarian cancer test
Doctors say they have found an easier way to diagnose ovarian cancer.

Â£50m drive to cut waiting times
Faster diagnosis procedures are being set up in a bid to reduce waiting times in Scotland.

Head-to-head: The surgery debate
Two GPs from very different practices speak about the advantages of small and large surgeries.

Private firms bid for NHS tests
Private health firms are to be invited to bid for Â£1bn worth of contracts to carry out NHS diagnostic tests.

Private firms bid for Â£1bn tests
Private health firms are to be invited to bid for Â£1 billion worth of contracts to carry out diagnostic tests for the NHS.

Test detects early ovarian cancer
US scientists have found a test which they claim is 100% effective at detecting early ovarian cancer.

Beams cut need for cancer surgery
Scientists are perfecting a 'virtual scalpel' which uses ultrasound beams to kill cancer cells without the need for surgery.