A link between eating processed meat, such as bacon or sausages, and pancreatic cancer has been suggested by researchers in Sweden.

Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth"

A team of medical workers in Mexico were caught on camera as they dropped a donor heart being rushed to hospital for an urgent transplant. Despite the mishap the heart transplant was a success.

A former healthcare assistant from Merseyside admits illegally accessing medical records of her ex-husband's family so she could make nuisance phone calls.

Office workers need to get out of their chairs and should go talk to people face-to-face rather than use email, according to occupational psychologists.

The body which investigates dangerous or incompetent dentists has been battling a backlog of serious complaints, the BBC has learned.

Under pressure health staff at several of Northern Ireland's accident and emergency departments are advised to discharge patients and cancel operations in order to free up beds, the BBC exclusively learns.