Almost a third of cancers in the over-70s are only diagnosed when a patient is admitted to hospital as an emergency, a study suggests.

Older people in England with a free bus pass are more likely to be physically active - whether they are wealthy or poor, UK researchers claim.

An advanced virtual model of the human foot is created by researches to drive forward improvements in treating serious injury and illness.

Computer records on callouts by Cornwall's out-of-hours doctors service were falsified to make the service appear faster, it emerges.

The Treasury is to blame for a failure to reform care funding in England, according to Lib Dem former care services minister Paul Burstow.

A care home in Bristol has found a novel method of helping patients with dementia - the construction of a 1950s village.

Scientists in the US say people may eventually acquire immunity through exposure to the deadly West Nile Virus but it could take several decades.

Scientists have identified a gene flaw linked to disc problems that are a common cause of lower back pain.