Those who like a lie-in now have an excuse, as researchers reveal it is at least partly down to their genes.

GPs who are planning to take charge of the NHS budget claim they are being denied the freedom to make a difference to patients by "bullying" managers.

David Cameron is to detail plans to "open up" the NHS to private health firms, with could include sharing anonymous patient data.

Teenagers in Northern Ireland have the highest level of tooth decay in Europe, a study funded by Queen's University in Belfast says.

The cost of caring for a child or young person with cancer is significant and families can be driven into debt as a result, says a report from a children's cancer charity.

An ambulance trust apologises after paramedics called at a woman's house to collect her husband who died nearly four years ago.

Northern Ireland has the world's highest recorded rate of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a major international report.