Next year could be the turning point for the NHS in England when finances unravel and the quality of care starts to get worse, finance chiefs say.

Too many people may be damaging their health by self-medicating with sleeping pills, according to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Fresh concerns are being raised about the NHS's ability to cope without front line cuts, with finance chiefs saying 2013 could be a turning point.

A free font designed to help dyslexic people read online content is adopted by a range of software nine months after launch.

Two premature babies died after contracting an infection at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, it emerges.

Ultra-thin electronics that dissolve inside the body have been devised by scientists in the US and could be used for a range of medical roles.