The number of medical school places will increase by 25% in 2018 as ministers unveil plans to make the NHS in England "self-sufficient" in training doctors.

The Royal College of Surgeons is offering patients seeking cosmetic surgery practical advice about how to pick the right hospital and doctor.

UK scientists believe urine could be used for a quick and simple way to test for CJD or "human mad cow disease".

Girls in the UK are markedly less confident about their looks than they were five years ago, suggests research by Girlguiding.

More than eight in 10 areas need to improve if England is going to meet its ambitious target of developing "world class" cancer care by 2020, according to an analysis by NHS bosses.