Too many people in England are receiving poor quality out-of-hours doctors services, the Patients Association says.

Obese women drinking little more than a glass of wine a day have double the risk of liver disease, experts warn.

Occasionally high blood pressure may be a greater indicator of stroke risk than consistently high readings, researchers say.

Women who have taken the contraceptive pill are less likely to die of cancer and heart disease, a long-term study finds.

At-home screening tests for the virus responsible for most cervical cancers could detect many more cases, say researchers.

The number of young people admitted to hospital after cutting themselves rises 50% in five years.

Adult social care in England is "chronically under-funded" and "severely rationed", a cross-party group of MPs says.

The mechanism by which thalidomide causes birth defects including malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.

A sticking-plaster approach to treating skin cancer has been unveiled at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.

New York City agrees to pay up to 657m US Dollars (437m Sterling) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the 9/11 attacks site.

Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says.

Massage is no more effective at cutting anxiety than deep breathing and soothing music, say US researchers.

Scientists say they have been able to tell which past event a person is recalling using a brain scan.

Why extra fat can turn you into a killer behind the wheel

A hepatitis C sufferer tells her story

Who can read my notes? Electronic records explained

Footballer John Hartson speaks of his cancer battle

Phones transform healthcare in the developing world

A vaccine is available - why don't we use it?

What happens to your body under anaesthetic?

Skin transplant surgery can be an effective way of treating the skin disease vitiligo, say US researchers.

Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk of heart disease, a study suggests.

Doctors leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.

There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn.

Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard reveals she has been receiving treatment for depression.

An MP writes to police to ask if there is a basis for a criminal inquiry into activities at Stafford Hospital.

Children with behavioural problems are twice as likely to suffer chronic pain as adults than others, say researchers.

Parents, hospitals and private firms are being warned over risky and illegal collections of umbilical cord blood

Information and statistics on common types of cancer

From fertilisation to birth, an outline guide to a typical pregnancy and how the baby develops inside the womb.