Restaurants and takeaways in the UK will be required by law to tell customers if their food contains ingredients known to trigger allergies.

People with memory problems who have a university education could be at greater risk of a stroke, suggests research from the Netherlands.

Hospitals across the UK are facing mounting pressures as winter hits, health leaders are warning, as demand rises due to seasonal illnesses.

The number of young boys admitted into accident and emergency units in England for self-harm is at a five-year high, new figures show.

The first British military reservists are to be sent to Sierra Leone to help tackle the Ebola outbreak.