A patient's belief that a drug will not work can become a self fulfilling prophecy, according to researchers.

Patients with high blood pressure, or hypertension, would benefit from advice sessions on their medication, say UK researchers.

A shortage of midwives in the West Midlands has led to avoidable stillbirths and neonatal deaths, according to a new report.

The government has been accused of penalising the most vulnerable in society by campaigners after it froze the threshold for social care help.

Stretching before running does not necessarily prevent injury a US study of over 2,700 has suggested.

Up to 1,000 jobs could go at two London hospitals to save money, it is feared.

BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire speaks to 'Rachel' an alcoholic about to go into rehab who thinks about alcohol all the time.

A man who says his wife was not properly fed or washed during four days in hospital has made a formal complaint,.