Picture warnings on cigarette packets depicting the dangers of smoking make little impact on teenage smokers, a study suggests.

An emergency operation is underway in the Salamat region of Chad after an "alarming" rise in cases of malaria.

A laser-microscope could lead to more precise brain cancer surgery by clearly highlighting the edges of a tumour, US researchers say.

The CPS's decision not to prosecute two doctors accused of offering to arrange illegal abortions is "concerning", Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says.

Coronation Street is to explore the 'right to die' issue as a major character prepares to leave the soap.

Plans which could see a private firm run a Warwickshire hospital are recommended for approval by the Department of Health.

The first gene therapy trial for patients with heart failure has begun in Britain. The ground-breaking research will aim to see if genetic material can be inserted into the heart and help it work better.

Bacteria living in our guts seem to be affecting our waistlines and harnessing them could lead to new ways of shedding the pounds, US research suggests.