Better funding and more time with patients are needed to improve services, according to a survey of GPs by the British Medical Association.

Short people are at greater risk of developing heart problems, a study at the University of Leicester finds.

Scientists have predicted the odds of women developing breast cancer by looking for tiny DNA errors in 77 genes.

Switching between two antibiotics in a well-designed sequence could prove to be a "surprising" new way to combat drug resistance, research suggests.

Parts of the UK face soaring levels of air pollution on Friday, prompting heath warnings for vulnerable people.