Peers will decide later whether to make the historic move to allow the creation of babies with DNA from two women and one man.

An online and telephone scheme has been launched to match dementia researchers with members of the public who want to take part in studies.

Nearly 70% of NHS nurses in England often delay discharging older patients because there is no support for them after hospital, a survey for Royal Voluntary Service charity suggests.

Gerbils from Asia rather than black rats were responsible for repeated outbreaks of the bubonic plague in Europe, a study suggests.

An HEI inspection into Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Sick Children finds expressed breast milk being stored at the wrong temperature.

One in three people in Northern Ireland has trouble controlling portion sizes putting them at risk of weight gain, a new report suggests.

Nearly a third of adults in Wales are struggling to cope with the pain and symptoms of long-term health conditions, according to a new study.

The number of teenage pregnancies in England and Wales has fallen to the lowest level since 1969 when records began.