An expansion of weight loss surgery in England is being proposed to tackle an epidemic of type 2 diabetes.

Many NHS trusts in England have temporarily shut maternity units in the past year, commonly because of lack of staff and beds, a BBC investigation shows.

One in four people in England has not heard of out-of-hours GP services, figures suggest.

A vaccine against dengue fever could protect more than half the children who are given it, a trial suggests.

NHS England says it does not know how many hospital beds are needed to deal with increasing demand for children's mental health services.

The World Health Organization says all men who have sex with men should be offered antiretroviral drugs to help reduce the number of new HIV infections.