Antibiotics are ineffective for treating patients with persistent coughs caused by mild chest infections, the Lancet journal reports.

Men look set to have a one in two lifetime risk of developing cancer, experts predict.

A charity helping people with terminal illnesses in Ceredigion and Powys goes into voluntary liquidation, with the loss of 17 full and part-time jobs.

A seven-year-old boy with a brain tumour will undergo surgery later after a judge ruled against his mother's wishes.

The UN scales back a Pakistan anti-polio campaign as two more health workers are killed in the latest of a spate of gun attacks following Taliban threats.

A senior mental health nurse who performed 'Nazi salutes' is struck off after a string of allegations against him is upheld.

A cross-party inquiry into Britain's high levels of unplanned teenage pregnancy is calling for compulsory teaching of relationships in schools, BBC Newsnight has learnt.

A 42-year-old MS sufferer has said she is shocked at attempts by her health trust to put her into a nursing home.