Five children have developed an illness similar to polio in California, doctors report.

Some patients at Harrogate Hospital are being given video goggles to wear during operations, while under local anaesthetic.

A scheme at Chesterfield Royal Hospital is giving elderly hospital patients food bags to take home with them when they are discharged to try and cut readmission rates.

The canine brain reacts to voices in the same way that the human brain does - especially when they hear emotionally charged sounds, a study suggests.

The head of the Royal College of Nursing in Wales says she is not convinced by calls for an inquiry on death rates at Welsh hospitals.

Scientists find neurons that prevent mice forming fearful memories in an area of the brain called the hippocampus.

Medics in Scotland hail the success of a kidney pairing scheme which allowed a gravely-ill woman to receive a transplant.

People suffering life-threatening injuries will soon be treated by a new type of 'on the road' doctor specialising in critical care, reports BBC Inside Out East.