Scientists have discovered a new technique which could help millions of people who struggle to keep their high blood pressure under control.

NHS cancer care in England is getting better according to a report by the National Audit Office but a lack of reliable statistics is holding back further improvements.

A woman in Hong Kong is seriously ill with bird flu, becoming the first person to be diagnosed with the virus in the territory since 2003.

Annual screening for women in their 40s with a family history of breast cancer may save lives, a study suggests.

The Queen is to open the UK's first purpose built research institute for Motor Neurone Disease in Sheffield.

Nine out of ten fathers-to-be are present when the child is born, and nearly as many also come to scan appointments, says a survey.

Girls whose mothers regularly diet are twice as likely to try to lose weight themselves, according to a survey.

A tiny capsule could help smuggle anti-cancer drugs past a barrier designed to protect the brain from attack.