A House of Lords committee says efforts to stop the spread of HIV/Aids in the UK are "inadequate" and calls for a new awareness campaign.

The closure of more hospitals is needed if the NHS is going to cope with the demands of the ageing population, a former NHS boss says.

The world's first clinical trial of stem cells to treat strokes is set to move to its next phase.

A Scottish university is battling a tobacco giant's attempt to gain access to its research into the smoking habits of teenagers.

Efforts to stop the spread of HIV/Aids in the UK are "woefully inadequate" and a new awareness campaign is needed, a House of Lords committee has said.

David Cameron "cannot support" a proposal by a Conservative MP to change the rules on the advice offered to women seeking abortions, Downing Street says.

A pilot project for NHS dentistry is taking place across several practices which would allow dentists more say on where money is spent.

The family of a Stoke man who died after a life-threatening illness was misdiagnosed as a groin strain receives a substantial six figure settlement.