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The tennis champion, 36, gave birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia (pictured together, inset) in September 2017. She found out she was seven weeks pregnant while competing in the Australian Open (pictured, right, during the final which she won). In a new interview (left), Williams said she was surprised because she had a 'cycle' just before taking the test. Dr Alyssa Dweck, a New York OBGYN, and Dr Lauren Streicher, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University, explained to DailyMail.com the various reasons for vaginal bleeding in pregnant women.

Elizabeth Bailey-Fitter, 11, from Nottingham has had terrible problems every few months and sometimes vomits blood due to tonsillitis - but doctors refuse to operate on her as she does not meet the threshold as she must have at least seven infections in a year. Her mother, Nathalie, 42, (pictured with Elizabeth) had hers removed aged five and suffered no subsequent throat infections.

Rhonda Gossett, of Edmond, Oklahoma, said she believes CBD oil cured her of her stage four breast cancer. In 2010, Rhonda was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer. The mother-of-one immediately underwent chemotherapy and radiation and was told she was in remission when the cancer returned. In 2014, after hearing other stories of cancer sufferers who turned to cannabis to treat their cancer, the Gossetts decided to do the same. Cannabidiol or CBD oil is naturally sourced from hemp plants (inset). Rhonda says the CBD oil gave her an appetite again and the higher levels of THC helped alleviate her symptoms and, in 2016, she was declared cancer-free. Although research has so far shown that cannabinoids can be safe in treating cancer, they do not show that they help control or cure the disease. Pictured: Rhonda with her husband, left, and with her son, right.

The Golden Jubilee Hospital, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, is the first in the UK to use such a robotics system (pictured left), which have five octopus-like arms that end with tiny instruments that can bend and rotate 360 degrees. Patient Geraldine MacAulay (right), 55, who suffered from cancer of the mucus-secreting glands, has already benefited after spending just five nights in hospital after having part of her lung removed with the robots. Surgeon Alan Kirk (pictured inset) said the 'vision you get is high-definition and in 3D and is fantastic'.

Earlier this month, the High Court rejected a legal challenge by the British Homeopathic Association following the decision by the NHS to no longer routinely fund homeopathy. NHS England has recommended that local health authorities stop paying for it on the basis that there is ‘no clear evidence to support its use’. But these four people insist it has changed their lives...

When Skylar Rodriguez was born three months early last November in North Carolina, the doctors braced her parents for the worst. She is one of just 150 people in the world with MPS7. Infants born with the condition are not expected to survive a day but Skylar is seven months old. The only drug for MPS7 was approved days before her birth. Last week the manufacturer offered her the drug for free, but it's not clear for how long.

Tammy Pardy, 29, was bullied for years as a child, with kids calling her an attention-seeker. Now she has found ways to keep her polymorphic light eruption under control.

Whether they're poached, baked, scrambled or boiled, the humble egg is a go-to dish for thousands of Australians. But while many might think if they're looking to build lean muscle, then protein powders, supplements or balls are the key, in fact it could be that merely eating an egg or two (left, Tiffiny Hall, right, eggs) for breakfast, lunch or dinner is the way to hone your summer body. Leading dietitian and author, Sharon Natoli, recently explained that including eggs as part of your daily training diet is an easy and versatile way to help the body to recover from a gruelling training regime.

The acclaimed sportsman spends 20 hours a week training, eats a balanced diet and enjoys near-perfect sleep. However, he was once bed-ridden with Glandula Fever.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Jules Peters, wife of The Alarm frontman Mike (inset), was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2016, and since showing off her radiotherapy burns last year (right) her story has helped thousands of women battling the disease. Jules from, Dyserth, Wales, says she's now looking forward to getting a 3D nipple tattoo, which will be another step to restoring her femininity.

Camille Moses, 58 (pictured), is among the nine percent of all people who survive past five years after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Her first doctor told her the disease would killer her in eight months. But her boyfriend, Peter Catallo (left of right) and daughter (far right) urged her to get a second opinion. She went from her home in Hollywood, Florida to the University of Miami where she was treated with an aggressive chemotherapy (right). Now, she has been cancer free for more than five years and advocates tirelessly for more research on the disease so that more sufferers get the second chance she has.

This week personal trainer, Nadya Fairweather recommends the best exercise for strengthening your hamstrings. Nutritionist Shona Wilkinson advises eating parmesan cheese too. Stylist Liz Hemmings shares the perfect outfit for the routine.

We all long for blemish-free skin, but many of us are plagued by pimples well after our teenage years. Acne affects more than 90 per cent of adolescents aged between 16 and 18 years and up to 20 per cent of adult women. So if you're finding yourself with breakouts into your 20s, 30s and beyond, what can you do? According to Sydney-based dermatologist Dr Natasha Cook, the first step is to examine your skincare routine.

For something that so many of us do – and is an incredibly basic thing – snacking is somewhat of a minefield. So many times, I see clients – or even friends – tucking into something that will inevitably make them even hungrier in a few hours' time - or reverse the good work of the healthy eating regime they are on. Nailing the art of smart snacking is something that could really change your life. You'll have better energy, a smaller waistline (if that's your goal) and fewer mood swings. Given the fact we've become a nation of snackers, partly due to our busy work schedules and social lives, now's a really good time to familiarize yourself with the golden rules of snacking. Rob Hobson, Head of Nutrition at Healthspan, explains how he trains his clients to snack.

Known as e-dermis, the thin layer of rubber and fabric fits over the fingertips (left image) a prosthetic hand and generates pulses of electricity that stimulate nerves in the upper arm. These small shocks fire from the fingertips when the electronic skin makes contact with sharp or round objects to simulate a real feeling of touch. Feeling pain is vital to a fully-functioning limb as the sensation helps us to protect our bodies by removing them from danger, according to the researchers at John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. The researchers tested a prototype e-dermis on an anonymous amputee who tried the device out while grasping different objects. The test subject and prosthesis were able to experience a natural reaction to both pain while grasping a pointed object (top right) and touch when feeling a round object (bottom right). The team also introduced automatic pain reflexes, in which the hand dropped objects that were too sharp without waiting for instructions from the brain, as would happen with a real hand. The participant said of his experience with the prosthetic: 'After many years, I felt my hand, as if a hollow shell got filled with life again.'

Chloe Powell, a 26-year-old midwife from Bristol (left), developed acromegaly – a condition in which the body produces too much growth hormone – because of a benign brain tumour, which made her hands and feet grow uncontrollably (right), and her facial features swell up. She has now got back to normal life and will climb Mount Snowdon this weekend (inset, with sister Laura).

Dr Raya Muttarak, a senior lecturer in UEA's School of International Development at the University of East Anglia, said plus-size clothing ranges, such as those modeled by Ashley Graham and Marks & Spencer's range for 'curvy' women sized 18 to 32, may be behind people's denial.

Every state is grappling with prisoners aging, since inmate medical costs amount to $3 billion a year. Medical care for inmates over 65 costs $8,500 per year, compared to $950 for younger inmates. In California the rate of prisoners over 60 has soared from 1% in 1996 to 7% in 2016. Reuters visited two California prisons which are considering setting up specific units to care for dementia-stricken inmates.