Older obese men with testosterone deficiency could shift excess weight by taking supplements, suggests a study announced at the European Congress on Obesity.

One in six cancers - two million a year globally - are caused by largely treatable or preventable infections, new estimates suggest.

Cases of osteoarthritis look set to double to over 17 million by 2030, according to experts.

Air ambulances are given permission to fly again from Wednesday, after half of the UK's fleet of 32 helicopters were grounded over safety fears.

The government has again defied an order to make public its own assessment of the risks from its massive changes to the NHS. The Labour MP John Healey and Health minister Lord Howe, discuss the issue.

A draft bill on overhauling care and support for elderly and disabled people in England has been announced in the Queen's Speech.

A new centre to help wounded servicemen and women recover from the trauma of war has opened in Colchester.

A simple drawing test may help predict the risk of older men dying after a first stroke, a study in the journal BMJ Open suggests.