The number of organ transplants is continuing to rise, but the UK still lags behind other countries, official figures show.

Pregnant women or those who have just given birth need closer attention for signs of potentially life-threatening sepsis, a study says.

Researchers say TB rates in children may be 25% higher than current estimates by the World Health Organization.

Sensitive medical information about patients was sent mistakenly by a health board to another patient, a data protection watchdog has discovered.

NHS and council-run social-care budgets should be combined for some of the most vulnerable people, the NHS England chief executive says.

Parasites infected with malaria can hide inside bone marrow and evade the body's defences, research confirms.