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The NHS in England needs to provide a simpler and co-ordinated system of round-the-clock urgent and emergency care, a review of services says.

Paracyclist finally puts name to his rare genetic condition

Life at Stafford Hospital at height of the scandal

How new embalming method will aid surgeons

The scientist who identified one of the genes that causes breast cancer has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

Surgeons who refuse to publish their performance data should be publicly named, the health secretary says.

Mosaic Community Care, the firm at the centre of a row about the poor care of an older woman in her home, is suspended by the UK trade body.

The BBC understands that staff numbers at Enniskillen's main hospital are set to double if there is trouble at the G8 summit.

The breast cancer risk for British Asian women has increased, a study carried out in Leicester has suggested.

Planned home births are less risky than planned hospital births, particularly for second-time mothers, says research from the Netherlands in the British Medical Journal.

Men choosing young women as partners meant fertility in older women was pointless, leading to the menopause, researchers suggest.

How amputees manage the ups and downs of everyday life

Surgeons who refuse to publish their performance data should be publicly named, the health secretary says.

Hospitals are missing chances to save the lives of patients with alcohol-related liver disease, a watchdog says.

A consultant criticises Scotland's informal dress among doctors and calls for a return to ties and white coats.

The genetic code of leprosy-causing bacteria from 1,000-year-old skeletons has been laid bare, showing the bug has hardly changed over the past millennium.

Human genes may not be patented, but artificially copied DNA can be intellectual property, the US Supreme Court rules unanimously.

A Health Service Executive review into the death of a woman who was refused an abortion at an Irish hospital has identified failings in her health care.

The BBC obtains footage showing multiple failings in an elderly woman's care, as ministers warn the next abuse scandal may come in the home care sector.

Figures show a sharp rise in the number of patients waiting more than 36 weeks for NHS treatment in Wales.