Doctors say Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who was flown to Britain after being shot in the head by the Taliban, could make a good recovery.

Smoking in the car, even with the window open, makes pollution that exceeds official "safe" limits, scientists say.

Two more drugs from a US pharmaceutical firm may be linked to an outbreak of meningitis that has killed 15 people, officials warn.

Five out of Northern Ireland's six largest hospitals require follow-up inspections from the Regulation Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA).

A record number of people received emergency food from UK food banks in the last six months, a charity says.

When skydiver Felix Baumgartner jumped 24 miles to earth, breaking the sound barrier, his heart rate was closely monitored.

Bottles of liquid egg white, used by bodybuilders and bakers, have been linked to seven cases of salmonella in the UK, according to the Health Protection Agency.

A hospital agrees to fund lifetime care costing around £10m for a man who was brain damaged after being treated for croup as a baby.