More than 200,000 blood donors are needed in the run-up to Christmas, according to the NHS transplant service.

A study suggests people who carry errors in a single gene could have protection against heart disease and high cholesterol.

An NHS "kitemark" for health-related smartphone apps is one of a number of new technological initiatives being backed by NHS chiefs in England.

Hundreds of people visit a health centre for screening after 22,000 patients of Nottinghamshire dentist Desmond D'Mello are recalled.

The charity MSF says it is to host clinical trials of new Ebola treatments in West Africa, one of them using the blood of recovered patients.

Cancer charities say they are "deeply concerned" at moves to restrict medicines available through a special fund set up by the prime minster.

Taking vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements does not seem to cut the risk of developing dementia, say Dutch researchers.

US researchers warn that premature babies are being exposed unnecessarily to high levels of a potentially dangerous chemical in plastics.