What is causing more middle aged men to commit suicide?

Trials of a novel breath test for stomach cancer prove promising, say experts.

Bouts of bad sleep might be linked to an increased risk of heart failure, a large study suggests.

The regulator for nurses and midwives is still not doing enough to protect patients properly, MPs are warning.

Members of the public are to be asked if they find low levels of horse and other species in beef products acceptable, the Food Standards Agency says.

The number of heroin and crack users in England is "plummeting", according to the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse.

The Scottish government is accused of secretly dropping a target to treat 98% of people within four hours at A&E departments.

A House of Lords committee says new regulations drafted by ministers would have led to compulsory competitive tendering of most NHS services in England.