The first US soldier to survive losing four limbs in Iraq says he is looking forward to swimming and driving after receiving a double arm transplant.

The health regulator is to restrict the number of people that can be treated at an east London hospital A&E unit at busy times to improve patient care.

The UK's "stiff upper lip" culture may explain why it lags behind other countries when it comes to beating cancer, say experts.

Some antidepressant drugs known as SSRIs pose a very small but serious heart risk, say researchers.

A man who fell 25ft (2.6m) from a balcony in Thailand has taken part of his skull home in the hope it will help with reconstruction.

Doctors describe how they are going to repair a missing area of the skull of Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban.

The Medical Director at the Queen Elizabeth hospital, Dr Dave Rosser, reveals how they are going to repair part of the skull of Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai.

Some hospitals have allowed a culture to develop where control and containment are given priority over care, a report by the health regulator for England finds.