People who eat chocolate regularly tend to be thinner than those eating it occasionally, suggests US research looking at diet, calorie intake and body mass index.

The elderly are being passed around hospitals in England like parcels, often going without treatment because of ageist attitudes, a report suggests.

Smokers who light up outside a central Scotland hospital will trigger an alarm and loudspeaker message telling them to stop.

Only around a third of dentists in Wales are accepting new NHS patients, claims the Welsh Liberal Democrats, who warn the service is still facing considerable problems.

Costs of GP care may rise and health emergencies could be harder to manage following the NHS shake-up, a leaked document warns.

Baroness Grey-Thompson calls for better public transport services for disabled people after revealing she had to crawl off a train in London because assistance failed to arrive.