The issue of underweight schoolchildren is being missed because of an "obsession" with tackling obesity, a group of researchers has claimed.

Kit promises to cut diagnosis times - and risk of permanent damage

Two severely disabled men go to the Court of Appeal later in an attempt to change laws governing the right to die.

Charities which help homeless people discharged from hospital are to get £10m to continue their work, public health minister Anna Soubry says.

Death is still a subject not everyone is happy to discuss, according to research from the Dying Matters Coalition.

A bone marrow donor who saved the life of an eight-year-old in the US, has flown out to meet him.

All pregnant women could be tested to see if they are smoking according to proposals from the body which issues guidance to the NHS, Nice.

Eating insects could help fight world hunger, improve nutrition and reduce pollution, according to a new UN report.