Fifteen million babies, one in 10 births, are born prematurely every year, a global project suggests.

Details of the deal in which private sector company Circle is running an NHS hospital show it is allowed to keep the first £2m of any annual surplus.

The parents of a 12-year-old who died of heart failure during a swimming lesson say defribrillators should be placed in all public buildings.

Aspirin could be as effective as more expensive drugs for most patients with heart failure, according to an international team of researchers.

Overdue babies are at higher risk of health problems, research suggests.

Three of Wales' NHS boards failed to balance the books and are bailed out with £12m from the Welsh government, BBC Wales reveals.

Two British men who have been blind for many years have been able to perceive light and some shapes after surgery to fit an innovative retina implant.

A study into the causes of bacterial bronchitis in children is launched in Sheffield.