A report by MPs claims the failure to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK is a "national scandal" that has affected as many as 170,000 women.

Scientists claim to have developed a 40-factor test for predicting which teenagers are likely to become binge drinkers.

Age discrimination may be preventing older people from having access to vital surgery, a report suggests.

Cutting back on hospital services in England before community services are geared up to provide care is a "recipe for disaster", MPs say.

Getting to see a GP in England is getting more difficult, the official patient survey shows.

Cancer care across Staffordshire could be privatised as part of a £1.2bn contract, a trade union warns.

More than 99% of drug trials for Alzheimer's disease in the past decade have failed, according to a study.