Fears of a winter crisis in the NHS in England have prompted ministers to increase the emergency funds available.

US scientists say tracking Wikipedia page views could help predict the next big global disease outbreak.

The NHS will be "pushed to its limit" by a 1,000 new cancer patients per day within two years, says charity Macmillan.

There are nearly 2,500 breaches of patient confidentiality by the NHS each year, according to an investigation by a privacy campaign group.

Giving up alcohol for a month can change people's drinking behaviour, encouraging them to drink less and get drunk less often, according to a study.

Two south Wales men died after having a kidney transplant from the same donor whose organs were allegedly infected with a parasitic worm.