People feel less pain after a good belly laugh, most likely because of the release of naturally-occuring endorphins, research suggests.

Patients were put at risk by an unacceptable fall in the number of inspections of hospitals and care homes, MPs say.

The World Health Organisation draws up a plan to try to tackle the "alarming" problem of drug-resistant tuberculosis in 53 European countries.

A nutrition expert says pregnant women need more advice about weight control.

Medical technology and devices more suited to use in the world's poorest countries are revealed at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

An experiment aimed at measuring the mood of people in Manchester is conducted in the city on Wednesday.

The nurse suspended after police charged her with contaminating saline at Stepping Hill hospital will find out if she can return to work later.

A group of MPs says patients have been put at risk by what it calls an unacceptable fall in the number of inspections of hospitals and care homes in England.