The first patients have had their DNA analysed in a massive study that aims to replace chemotherapy.

More than 80 pharmaceutical companies call on governments to develop new ways of paying them to develop antibiotics.

An under-fire NHS trust that failed to investigate hundreds of deaths knew about health and safety failings four years ago, the BBC can reveal.

New figures from Brazil's Health Ministry show a further rise in the number of babies born with abnormally small heads to mothers infected with Zika.

Ex-jockey Richard Dunwoody is among the first volunteers for a research project on the long-term effects of concussion in sport.

The government wants to increase the amount of money on offer for those affected by the blood contamination scandal by a further £100m, public health minister Jane Ellison says.