Scientists have developed a blood test which can predict whether women having early contractions will go on to give birth too soon.

Schools in England could struggle to implement new policies for children with medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes and cancer, head teachers say.

Articles published by the British Medical Journal suggesting that statins could harm patients are to be investigated, the periodical says.

Mental health trusts are to be paid for improving the physical health of psychiatric patients.

David Mason discusses the effects of the drug Thalidomide, prescribed to pregnant women around the world in the 1950s.

UK animal researchers have signed a pledge to be transparent about the nature of their experiments. In a film for BBC Newsnight, surgeon Gabriel Weston considers the pros and cons of testing and is given access to a medical research facility.

Watching a stressful film can trigger heart changes, increase blood pressure and breathing, which could be dangerous for patients with weak hearts.

The care given to people dying in hospital is "deeply concerning", according to doctors who have carried out a review of standards in England.