A woman from Lincolnshire has become the first person in England to have a new operation on her heart using keyhole surgery.

Doubts are being raised over government claims that the NHS in England is making good progress on its savings target.

The first volume of a "book of cancer knowledge" has been published, which scientists say will speed up the search for new cancer drugs.

An NHS Trust which tried to deduct more than £80,000 from its catering bill because of a day-old chocolate mousse is criticised by a judge.

A test to show whether wounds or lesions have been infected with bacteria including MRSA is developed by Edinburgh University scientists.

The right to choose a particular school or hospital will be enshrined in law, if new legislation announced by Prime Minister David Cameron is passed.

The solution used to preserve some donor organs could be contaminated with bacteria, the government says.

The solution used to preserve some donor organs could be contaminated with bacteria, the government says.