The discovery of an ancient bone at a burial site in Kenya puts the origin of human hand dexterity more than half a million years earlier than previously thought.

About 10% of 13-year-old girls are "terrified" about putting on weight, the first UK study looking for warning signs of eating disorders suggests.

As a health watchdog finds a deaf man was treated as if he had dementia by hospital nurses, a charity says it knows of many similar failures of NHS care.

The US challenges makers of antibacterial soaps to prove they are safe, warning a chemical in such products may be harmful.

Scottish deaths due to liver disease are among the highest in Europe, almost 70% higher than the UK average, new statistics reveal.

A coroner criticises a Leicester hospital over its care of a 14-month-old boy who died after swallowing a battery.

Belfast Health Trust recalls 1,113 urology patients as precautionary measure following review of a number of patient notes.

Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline is to overhaul incentive schemes following a corruption scandal in China earlier this year.