The number of overweight and obese adults in the developing world has quadrupled to almost one billion since 1980, a report from a UK think tank says.

The lack of data on the effectiveness of medicines available to doctors and researchers is "of extreme concern" say a group of MPs.

A few years from now, will it be possible to grow spare human organs inside pigs?

Tim Sparke, chief executive of Mercury Media International, speaks to the Today programme about running his business while facing terminal cancer.

Six hospital porters at an Edinburgh hospital are suspended following claims they were drinking alcohol while on duty on New Year's Day.

Higher levels of vitamin D during pregnancy have been linked to better muscle development, say researchers.