Couch potatoes beware say researchers who link prolonged TV watching with an increased risk of diabetes and heart disease.

For the first time in over a decade there has been a drop in the number of new sexually transmitted infections in England, figures show.

Experts want urgent research into whether sleeping position of mums-to-be influences stillbirth risk after a study finds a link.

Troubled care home provider Southern Cross is to hold a crisis meeting with landlords, lenders and the Department of Health on Wednesday.

A baby scalded by midwives from Stafford Hospital may need skin grafts, her mother says.

The Royal College of Surgeons says many patients are dying, or remaining ill for longer, because surgical research is being starved of funds.

The Royal College of Surgeons says many patients are dying, or remaining ill for longer, because surgical research is being starved of funds.

GPs have been urged to press ahead with the overhaul of the NHS in England by the health secretary.