Women in England and Wales with a strong family history of breast cancer could be offered preventative medication on the NHS for the first time.

UK drugs policy needs a stronger health focus as criminalisation is deterring users from seeking help, say doctors.

Any rise in the use of cheaper, non-branded HIV drugs could see more patients with treatment failure, doctors warn.

Fizzy-drink giant Coca-Cola launches a new advert highlighting its efforts to fight obesity, addressing the issue for the first time on TV.

The UK government could raise at least £500m a year by capping the amount of profit tobacco companies can make from cigarettes, academics say.

Plans for big changes to the NHS in mid and west Wales are to be finalised, amid claims that patient and staff concerns have been ignored.

A legal challenge to the introduction of minimum pricing on alcohol in Scotland is scheduled to begin in Edinburgh.

There is a "disgraceful" variation in the number of people being diagnosed with dementia across the UK, according to the Alzheimer's Society.