A rising proportion of abortions worldwide put women's health at risk, as more are carried out without trained clinical help, a WHO report says.

Elderly people with dementia are more likely to suffer falls if they are given anti-depressants by care home staff, a study claims.

The unions for nurses and midwives toughen their stance in moving to "outright opposition" to the government's plans for the NHS in England.

A GP who works in the Northern Health Trust has said Antrim Area Hospital is under so much pressure he would not want to go there.

Patient safety is being compromised in Welsh hospitals by a drive to save money, says a nursing union.

Chris Ham, chief executive of the King's Fund, analyses the path of the Health Reform Bill and Health Secretary Andrew Lansley responds to criticism from the medical community.

There is to be a public consultation over a controversial "three parent IVF" technique, alongside further research into its safety.

The work and pensions secretary said Macmillan Cancer Support was wrong to claim 7,000 cancer patients would see their incomes fall by £94 a week from April.