The campaign to improve hand hygiene in hospitals in England and Wales contributed to a significant fall in the rates of superbug infections, according to a report.

We need to find ways of not just meeting the basic needs of the elderly, but also improving wellbeing, reducing loneliness, and restoring some pleasure to their life

Up to 90% of school leavers in major Asian cities are suffering from myopia or short sightedness, according to a new study.

A test checking that an embryo has the right genetic information could significantly boost the number of IVF pregnancies, a UK company says.

Campaigners are calling for more defibrillators to be put in public places, they say this will help save hundreds of lives.

Singers Plan B and Chris Martin support a charity campaign which urges music fans to protect their hearing from loud music