A man from Hull is fitted with a bionic hand on the NHS, 20 years after he lost an arm and one leg after he was hit by a train.

An operation used as an alternative to a full hip replacement has a high failure rate and, in most instances, should not be offered, warn doctors.

Household incomes in Wales fell by an average of £80 per month in a year, statistics show, with a charity saying more people are turning to food banks for help.

Scores of people in the Netherlands and the US have caught salmonella after eating contaminated Dutch fish, say Dutch health authorities.

A two-year-old girl died from meningitis after her parents were wrongly told she was suffering from swine flu, an inquest hears.

A video shown to new students at Cambridge University advises against excessive drinking and wearing college gowns in town at night.

High Court judges refuse permission for the case of a man who had locked-in syndrome to go to the Court of Appeal.