Hospitals in England and Wales are falling short in the care given to dementia patients, a review says.

The General Medical Council will publish guidance on how to deal with complaints against doctors who may have assisted in suicides.

Penicillin doses for children - which have stayed the same for 50 years - need to be reviewed because youngsters are getting heavier, experts have said.

Legalising same-sex marriage may create a healthier environment for gay men, say US researchers.

The unusual symptoms suffered by a football fan during big games helped doctors spot a potentially severe condition.

Doctors in California are preparing to send home one of the smallest premature babies ever to survive anywhere in the world.

There is a warning that dangerous chemicals are present in fake alcohol bottles which are being sold in off-licences around the UK.

A hospital trust is ordered to pay a record £4.5m in compensation to a doctor after colleagues campaigned against her when she decided to have a baby.