The number of people living with depression in England increased by nearly half a million in three years, according to an analysis of NHS data.

Visiting a doctor for a check-up is unlikely to lead to a condition needing treatment being identified, but may cause undue stress, say researchers.

Radiotherapy 'emerging from the shadows'

The Boston company linked to a US-wide deadly meningitis outbreak is searched by Food and Drug Administration investigators.

Brain scans show that skipping breakfast makes fatty, high calorie foods appear far more attractive later in the day, according to researchers.

A Czech ex-firefighter who survived for more than six months with an artificial heart dies from liver failure aged 37.

The international effort to eliminate tuberculosis is "in real danger", according to the World Health Organization.

The Department of Health is to appoint a former barrister to oversee its investigations into Sir Jimmy Savile, the prime minister's spokesman says.