A lack of exercise, contributing to diseases such as diabetes and cancer, is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world, a study suggests,

Pregnant women exposed to organic solvents at work have a slightly higher risk of having a baby with a heart defect, a study shows.

Leading doctors call for a change in the law to stop people getting burned during laser hair removal treatments because of a lack of training.

The US Food and Drug Administration approves the weight-loss drug Qsymia, the second such drug to be approved in recent months.

A Cornish out-of-hours GP service is severely criticised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Drinking even "moderate" amounts of alcohol increases the risk of dementia, research suggests.

The author of a report into the best way to organise hospital services denies his findings were "sexed up".

Wales' health minister says it was "entirely appropriate" for civil servants to be in contact with the author of a report into the NHS.