Heart disease patients are being urged to 'keep taking aspirin' after a study finds stopping the drug raises heart attack risk by nearly two-thirds.

Obesity is now the biggest driving force behind the most common form of breast cancer in older women, say researchers.

Patients are getting greater choice over a host of community services as part of the government push to increase competition in the NHS in England.

The Stormont health committee will be updated on the state of A&E units at a special meeting later on Wednesday.

Medieval suits of armour were so exhausting to wear that they could have affected the outcomes of famous battles, a study suggests.

A nurse is arrested on suspicion of murder after the deaths of three patients at a hospital in Greater Manchester.

Experiments show rock-paper-scissors players mimic each other's actions, demonstrating that such mimicry is an unconscious, strategic tactic.

Builders are being warned they are nine times more likely to get skin cancer than people doing other jobs.