UK scientists say they have discovered a gene error that delays puberty.

Thousands of young people may be "slipping through the net" because adults do not spot the warning signs of mental health problems, experts say.

Nearly 100 GP surgeries could be forced to close because of cuts to funding.

A nurse turned whistleblower wins undisclosed damages against a national nursing agency following an industrial tribunal case in Belfast.

Adding fluoride to water supplies should be considered by councils to improve dental health, the government's public health advisory body says.

Seven million people died as a result of air pollution in 2012, the World Health Organization estimates.

Doctors are using the internet and basic software to help improve the treatment and diagnosis of patients in remote areas of Afghanistan.

A hospital where a girl bled to death reveals its 43 errors, weeks after withholding them for fear of putting staff under "more stress".