Doctors in Manchester and Glasgow have begun treating NHS asthma patients with a pioneering treatment described as "melting away" muscle in the airways.

The UK's care industry is on the "brink of collapse", according to a report by the public-sector union Unison.

The Patients Association is calling for an end to what it says is the "geographical strait jacket" of GP practice boundaries.

Tom Feilden: "It can take up to three months for a child to be diagnosed in the UK - three times longer than in the US or Canada."

The Patients Association is calling for an end to what it calls the "geographical straitjacket" of needing to register with a GP near where you live.

David Cameron and Ed Miliband have clashed on the matter of NHS reforms during prime minister's questions, with the Labour leader saying the government was making "a mess" of the process.

Professor Simon Crowe from the La Trobe University in Victoria says coffee drinkers are getting more than they have bargained for.

A drug has been used to make hearts repair themselves in research on mice.