Unnecessary terminations are taking place in the UK because guidelines for determining a miscarriage leave too much room for error, say doctors.

People who cannot control their epilepsy with medication should be referred sooner for surgery, suggests a study in The Lancet.

Dr Ron Cultler of Queen Mary, University of London, explains the findings of a new survey of mobile phone hygiene.

The GP and comedian Dr Phil Hammond has told the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley that doctors are deeply suspicious of his proposed NHS reforms.

A US study says obesity has a greater impact on the blood pressure of adolescent girls than on that of boys.