Vitality News

Scientists have discovered what could the first step in a DNA test to detect the early signs of bowel cancer

A baby has died and another child is in isolation at Glasgow's Princess Royal Maternity hospital after contracting an infection.

Two years on, the BBC finds out how patients have fared

The editors of 16 medical journals have retracted "unethical" studies by an influential German anaesthetist.

British obese teenager tells BBC Radio 5 live that she knows she must lose weight

People in Scotland infected with contaminated NHS blood products are to receive the same payouts as victims in England.

One in 10 people take medication to help them get to sleep, a large survey of sleeping habits suggests.

The cost of prescriptions in England is to rise by 20p to £7.40, the government announces, making England the only part of the UK still charging.

Closing hospitals or reducing what they do 'can be for the best'

Sperm quality has significantly deteriorated as rates of testicular cancer have risen, a study in Finland has found.

Familiar phrases on medicine labels are likely to change after a report claimed some of them were confusing.

Ex-footballer Les Ferdinand on his grandfather's prostate cancer

GPs are getting too much in performance-related pay, says an expert who helped create the system.

More than 50,000 people in NI are still waiting more than nine weeks for their first outpatient appointment.

A newborn baby close to death has been saved by having her temperature dramatically reduced.

Cooling babies starved of oxygen after birth can prevent brain damage, as nine-month-old Ella's experiences illustrates.

Scottish GPs should get a pay rise of more than 20% to bring them in line with the rest of the UK, doctors in the north east of Scotland say.

What is a comfortable room temperature?

Government plans to give more power over NHS decision making in England to GPs could make hospital reform difficult, a think tank says.

Jamie Oliver takes healthy eating to American streets