The number of people in the UK who will get cancer during their lifetime will increase to nearly half the population by 2020, a report suggests.

More than 200,000 extra doses of the MMR vaccine have been ordered by GPs in England since efforts to vaccinate one million children started.

People need a choice about where they die, say campaigners

A DNA blood test for Down's syndrome could be given earlier in pregnancy than current checks, research suggests.

Addressing the annual NHS Confederation conference, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that he would like to see a return to "family doctoring" where GPs in the community are kept fully informed about their most vulnerable patients.

Research suggests a child's genetic make-up has only a small role in determining how good they are at reading.

Opposition parties in the Welsh assembly will pull together to fight against planned health reforms and hospital closures in Wales, says the leader of the Welsh Conservatives