Proposals to extend the use of statins should be scrapped, a group of leading doctors and academics says.

Eating a lot of red meat in early adult life may slightly increase the risk of breast cancer, according to a US study.

Campaigners warn "time is running out" for no-brand cigarette packets to be agreed before the 2015 general election.

Doctors and academics are warning against extending the use of statins in England and Wales which would see up to five million extra people taking the drugs.

Eating large amounts of red meat from early adulthood may increase the risk of developing breast cancer, according to a US study.

A study of Scotland's attitudes to alcohol suggests people are slightly more in favour of introducing minimum unit pricing than are against.

Patients at a GP surgery in Kent are at "unacceptable levels of risk", a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection finds.

The mother of a teenage girl who took her own life is warning about the pressures social media can have on vulnerable people.