Ministers do not "fully understand" the consequences of increasing the amount of money NHS hospitals can earn from private patients, an MP says.

An alcoholic drink a day is linked with better health among women progressing into old age, research suggests.

The UK ranks as one of the worst countries in the world in terms of survival for patients with pancreatic cancer, a review reveals.

The overhaul of the NHS in England presents "huge opportunities" to the private sector, a health minister says.

The number of new cancer cases has increased by 20% in under a decade and now stands at 12 million a year, according to the World Cancer Research Fund.

MPs reject a bid to change the law on counselling for women considering an abortion.

A retired GP says he will help a woman from Eastbourne travel to Switzerland to end her life even though she is not terminally ill.