A new method to "carve" complex shapes out of nano-particles may create new medical tests and drugs delivery systems.

The care given to high-risk surgery patients is falling short of acceptable standards, an independent review says.

A major review for the UK's medical colleges has concluded that abortion does not raise the risk of a woman suffering mental health problems.

More than half of high-risk patients undergoing surgery on the NHS do not receive good care, increasing the risk they will die - according to a new review.

See some of the gadgets designed by student engineers that are helping injured British soldiers to recover from their wounds.

US elderly care expert Dr Bill Thomas says the way they are cared for needs to change

About a third of breast cancer patients stop taking medication because side effects are more severe than they expect, researchers suggest.