Whole brain radiotherapy is of no benefit to people with lung cancer which has spread to the brain, says research in the Lancet.

The body that regulates the medical profession warns that patients will suffer if junior doctors in England go ahead with a series of five one-day strikes next week.

A groundbreaking case, involving the world's first inquest to focus solely on a stillborn baby, has already helped to save lives, a court hears.

The junior doctors' strike due to take place in England next week has been called, off but further walkouts are not suspended.

Plans to merge two hospital trusts in Birmingham will not mean cuts to clinical services, according to the health official who announced the plan.

A child dies following an outbreak of the E. coli O157 bug in Scotland, health officials confirm.