Being active and living a healthy lifestyle even after the age of 75 can make a huge difference to your life expectancy, a Swedish study suggests.

A Scottish team of biologists, nanoengineers and surgeons comes up with a new technique which could mean hip replacements that last a lifetime.

A cancer sufferer, who had her benefits cut by government officials who said she was fit to work, has died.

Union leaders have relaunched their campaign against the private takeover of Hinchingbrooke Hospital.

Can the shape of your beer-glass affect your drinking speed?

There has been a large jump in the number of cases of whooping cough as the outbreak in England and Wales continues.

The German maker of thalidomide apologises to the thousands born with disabilities as a result of their mothers taking the drug.