The NHS spends nearly £700 on clinical negligence cover for every live birth in England, a report says.

The outbreak of polio in Syria could lead to the disease re-emerging in Europe according to an article in the Lancet journal.

Women's lung muscles have to work harder to breathe than men's leading to a higher incidence of breathlessness after exercise, say scientists in Canada.

A charity scheme called Neighbourhood Return is being trialled in a bid to help search for people with dementia who go missing from home.

An independent report into the Accident and Emergency departments at the Royal Victoria and Mater Hospitals says the "overwhelming" pressures experienced by staff are not sustainable.

About 100 patients, visitors and staff are evacuated from a hospital in North Yorkshire after an acid spill.

An allegation against Jimmy Savile relating to a Cardiff hospital has been investigated, health officials say.

The number of cases of measles in an outbreak in Neath and Swansea more than doubles in the last two weeks, leaving public health officials "very frustrated".