A leading nurse argues training should involve ensuring people know how to care for the elderly

Winter weather alerts from the Met Office aimed at helping vulnerable people during cold snaps are to be introduced in England.

The idea of making brain tumours glow under UV light to help surgeons operate is being tested in a clinical trial in the UK.

Do you know how to work out how many units you are drinking on a night out?

Opposition AMs demand protection for hospitals as the health minister prepares to outline Labour's plans for the NHS in Wales.

Plans to reintroduce a minimum price for a unit of alcohol in Scotland are being announced by ministers.

Concerns are raised after people with HIV in London are asked to switch drugs as part of cost-cutting measures, with some experts saying it creates "medical risks" and raises "ethical issues".

Medical experts in India say rising incomes in the country are leading to expanding waistlines.