Poor oral health and irregular dental checks can increase the risk of oral cancer, a new study finds.

Half of people with lung cancer die within six months of diagnosis, says a report from Macmillan Cancer Support which looked at cancer survival rates.

Mali is on alert over the deadly Ebola virus after three suspected cases were reported near the border with Guinea, where 86 people have died.

More than nine out of 10 young people say they are exposed to the sleep-disruptive blue light before bed.

People with a severe alcohol-related liver disease will be eligible for liver transplants for the first time in the UK under a pilot scheme.

Cases of scarlet fever have risen to their highest weekly total for more than 30 years, says Public Health England.

The chairman of England's health watchdog has told the BBC there are hospitals "where you would not want to go as a patient".