Gay and lesbian doctors celebrate progress in the NHS

More hospitals in England turned away women in labour in 2008 because they were full, figures obtained by the Tories suggest.

The routine use of scans in patients with lower back pain does not improve outcomes according to US scientists.

The cold snap is agony for a woman with Raynaud’s

Cancer patient conquers loneliness on the web

The NHS has set aside £713m for clinical negligence payments next year, a rise of 80%, figures obtained by the Tories show.

Measles cases rose 36% in England and Wales in 2008, figures show, prompting concern among health officials.

Children born in late summer or early autumn are often taller and stronger than peers born in spring and winter, research suggests.

Babies born in the 1950s and 1960s are experiencing a surge in “sexually-transmitted” cancers, say researchers.

The drugs watchdog body NICE has in principle approved a kidney cancer drug which can increase survival by a year.