A survey by the Labour Party suggests there's been a sharp rise in the cost of home care for elderly and disabled people provided by local authorities in England.

A midwife delivers her own baby daughter at home with the help of her mother's make-up mirror.

A free helpline for whistleblowers in the NHS and social services is to be launched, the government says.

Figures show a sharp rise in the cost of council services for elderly and disabled people making charges a stealth tax on the vulnerable, Labour warns.

Scientists in Edinburgh and Cambridge have discovered what they say could eventually be a cure for multiple sclerosis

The World Health Organisation says significant progress is being made against malaria thanks, partly, to a campaign of using insecticide-treated bed-nets.

Patients in parts of London, Manchester and Nottingham will be able to register with a GP practice of their choice under new plans.