The way even low levels of poisonous carbon monoxide can be fatal, by disrupting the heart's rhythm, has been unravelled by researchers in Leeds.

An NHS report calls for better detection and earlier treatment to help tackle chronic kidney disease, potentially saving lives and money.

Chemotherapy can undermine itself by causing a rogue response in healthy cells, which could explain why people become resistant, a study suggests.

The number of people waiting in the Belfast Health Trust for knee and hip operations increases by almost 100% in the past two years.

School sports provision is "patchy" and ministers want to boost participation on the back of Britain's Olympic success, the culture secretary says, as Team GB seek to increase their medal haul.