The emotional impact of stroke is too often overlooked and should be given the same priority as physical rehabilitation, campaigners say.

A US jury awards $240m (£203m) to 32 mentally disabled men who suffered decades of abuse while working for a turkey processing company in Iowa.

There are wide variations in the quality of care during childbirth, according to a report by doctors.

Children's surgery is suspended at a private Surrey hospital after "serious concerns" are raised by the health watchdog.

The number of cases in the Swansea measles epidemic rises to 1,039, an increase of 28 in the past two days.

Senior Labour MP Margaret Hodge promises to be more careful in future after hitting a cyclist with her car door.

US soft drinks giant PepsiCo withdraws a Mountain Dew ad over criticism that it depicts racial stereotypes and makes light of violence against women.

Three men thought to be involved in smuggling drugs worth millions of pounds into the UK from Europe are sought by police.