One in two people in the UK will probably develop cancer at some point, but lifestyle choices could still arrest the rise, experts say.

The current death rate in England and Wales is running about one-third higher than is normal for this time of year, official statistics show.

There has been a big increase in the number of people referred to GP surgeries and A&E, analysis of the NHS 111 urgent care line in England shows.

The government is failing to honour a pledge to move patients with learning difficulties into community care, the National Audit Office says.

A pioneer of medical technologies that have benefited millions of people is the latest winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.

The UK nurse Pauline Cafferkey probably caught Ebola by wearing a visor instead of goggles while treating patients, an investigation has concluded.

A mother-of-six with an IQ of 70 should be sterilised for her own safety, the Court of Protection has ruled.

The cap on care costs is to be applied to younger adults, the government in England is proposing.