Doctors across the UK are being told they have an ethical duty to prevent waste in the NHS.

A protein found in sugar beet that is related to haemoglobin in human blood could be used as a blood substitute, say researchers in Sweden.

Minor cosmetic procedures such as Botox injections and fillers are very safe when carried out by trained professionals, say researchers.

Happiness nose dives as you hit middle age - but only if you live in affluent Western countries, latest research suggests.

A headset that guides visually impaired people around cities has been developed by Microsoft and charity Guide Dogs.

A prototype inflatable incubator for prematurely born babies has been picked as 2014's winner of the James Dyson Award for engineering.

The head of the UN mission charged with fighting Ebola tells the BBC he does not yet have the resources necessary to defeat the deadly disease.

The number of NHS organisations investigating allegations of abuse by Jimmy Savile is extended to 41.