Hundreds of Indians have died in drugs trials, as the number of foreign companies testing products there grows.

The European Commission needs to speed up work to protect patients from faulty medical devices, a parliamentary committee warns.

A new drug is the "most effective" treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, say UK researchers.

The number of routine NHS operations and treatments carried out by the private sector has risen by more than 10% in a year, official figures show.

Norman Lamb says terminally ill patients should not be put on the Liverpool Care Pathway to end their lives without relatives being consulted.