A common drug may help treat children with progeria, the condition that causes them to age prematurely, Durham University researchers say.

Cash-strapped councils may raid their health budgets to pay for basic services such as filling in potholes on local roads, MPs are warning.

Surgeons in Leeds are searching for a patient to take part in the UK's first hand transplant, following successful operations around the world.

Abuse of prescription painkillers is now at epidemic levels, an official report says, with more deaths caused by the drugs than heroin and cocaine combined.

Drinking even a small quantity of alcohol could increase the risk of breast cancer, researchers warn.

A young surgeon and self-confessed technology geek has found a way to save the NHS thousands of pounds by making cheap anatomical models.

Some patients in England will be able to switch GPs so they can register close to work under a new pilot agreed between doctors and the government.

The onset of wrinkles, muscle wasting and cataracts has been delayed and even eliminated in mice, say researchers in the US.