A cheap oral vaccine has prevented cases of deadly cholera in a huge trial in Bangladesh.

A cheap and safe drug could help half of women with breast cancer to live longer, scientists suggest.

Scientists say they have taken a significant step towards treating some forms of deafness after restoring hearing in animals.

More than a third of overweight teenagers do not regard themselves as too heavy and think they are about the right weight, a study in England shows.

Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales becomes the UK's first to offer a new treatment for patients with chest deformities thanks to a pioneering surgeon.

Two firms are fined a total of £550,000 following the death of a diabetic hospital patient injected with insulin syringes containing no insulin.