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There should be "no hiding place" for anyone involved in a cover-up by England's NHS regulator after baby deaths at a Cumbria hospital, the health secretary says.
A new consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling is to be introduced in the UK, the government says.
A rodent that never gets cancer could hold the key to preventing or treating malignant tumours, say scientists.
Too many mentally ill people are being held in police cells, say four watchdog bodies.
Five organisations receive coroner's letters highlighting the "disturbing" death of a woman after paramedics were called to a care home.
Ministers are considering a ban on face-down restraint in English mental hospitals as figures show the technique is being widely used.
Some breast cancer sufferers could be treated with radiotherapy instead of more invasive surgery after a Europe-wide study involving Cardiff doctors.
An open letter published in the Lancet medical journal calls for hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainees to receive independent medical care.
Action is needed to fight a "quiet epidemic" of oesophageal cancer, which is on the rise in the UK, particularly in men, say cancer experts.
In a world first, a healthy baby has been born using a "safer" new IVF method.
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.
Two junior doctors develop giant 3D animations of human body parts to make medics' lectures more memorable.
Men choosing young women as partners meant fertility in older women was pointless, leading to the menopause, researchers suggest.
People need a choice about where they die, say campaigners
All humans might make use of echolocation
Mental health service user Naomi Ball recalls her experience of being physically restrained, as research from a mental health charity suggests the practice can be dangerous and highly traumatic.
Mental health services in England could be banned from using face-down restraint and many are training their staff to resolve issues without physical intervention.
Masters Student Sarah Watson is using 12 phone apps to monitor her daily life
Mandy Mugford explains why she chose to secretly film the care of her mother, Margaret.
Mental health services in England could be banned from using face-down restraint, and many are training their staff to resolve issues without physical intervention.
Ten-year-old Caitlin Robertson urges the public to sign organ donation register, after her father's organs saved four lives
Chris Ham from the King's Fund said there should be a pooled budget for health and social care budgets as an ageing population meant more people had needs that spanned the two services.
The family of a severely ill 10-year-old girl, who was given a prime spot on the adult transplant list by a US judge, says that she's doing well.
Is it true that a child dies of hunger every 10 seconds?
What happens if care providers fail to note death rate lessons?
Life at Ashworth hospital, home to Moors Murderer Ian Brady
Documenting Neil Platt's struggle with Motor Neurone Disease
Paracyclist finally puts name to his rare genetic condition
How new embalming method will aid surgeons
Life at Stafford Hospital at height of the scandal
How amputees manage the ups and downs of everyday life