Self-harm is a serious issue for women in prison, who make up only 5% of the prison population but account for half of all self-harm incidents, says a study.

The family of late locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson and paralysed road accident victim Paul Lamb renew their right-to-die court fight in the Supreme Court.

The number of verbal and physical racist attacks reported in the NHS has increased by 65% in the past five years, Freedom of Information data suggests.

Elderly people face paying £150,000 for residential care before they hit the cap on care costs, an analysis by Labour suggests.

Zimbabwean nurse "Simba," who has worked in the NHS since 1998, describes the racist language used against him by patients.

A report which found Glasgow had the lowest rate of kidney donation in the UK is branded "misleading" by Scotland largest health board.

Mothers perceive their youngest children as shorter than they actually are, a study suggests.

Chinese doctors save a man's severed hand by grafting it to his ankle, buying time before reattaching it to his injured arm.