A dose of ultrasound can stop the production of sperm, according to researchers investigating a new form of contraception.

Spending on social care for the elderly is falling this year - despite the assurances of ministers, an analysis by campaigners suggests.

Measuring blood pressure in both arms should be routine, says a University of Exeter study, because it is the difference between the arms that counts.

There was a "steady" 6% rise in cosmetic surgery procedures carried out in Britain last year, figures show.

The father of a baby who died from pseudomonas is told by the health minister that there will be no public inquiry into the deaths.

North West ambulance crews are to share their "day-to-day working life" via Twitter.

Sarah Sturdey goes on the trail of the people producing illegal alcohol and finds out the sometimes dire consequences for those who drink it.

A new BBC programme aims to explain the challenges social workers face in their daily working lives.