The prospect of reversing blindness has made a significant leap, according to scientists in London.

Doctors are being urged to change the way they prescribe medicines to stop £300m of drugs being thrown away each year.

Treatments for multiple sclerosis that repair damage around nerve cells could be developed due to research by a team at Edinburgh University.

A report says the happiness of children in the UK is in decline, with 15% of young teenagers reporting low well-being.

Eight out of 10 men and nine out of 10 women, diagnosed with the most dangerous form of skin cancer will survive the disease, says a new report.

Cuts to bus services and the high cost of heating present problems for many older people who live in the English countryside, an Age UK study finds.

Jan James, managing director of NHS campaign Medicine Waste talks about the cost of wasted prescription medication.

Two nurses from Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust are found to have inaccurately recorded patient waiting times in accident and emergency.