BBC Health News

A study of patients taking the common antidepressant sertraline throws new light on how it works.

Doctors say the rules are "too cautious" for giving innovative medicines to children.

"Vulnerable" people are being fined over claims for free treatment at dentists and doctors, say MPs.

NHS trusts are paying back millions of pounds to the government each year in interest.

Rhys has epidermolysis bullosa, a painful, life-limiting condition that has left him unable to walk.

Dapagliflozin was found to cut death rates and hospital stays and improve patient's quality of life.

Tribunal finds eye surgeon Bobby Qureshi was "dishonest" with vulnerable patients.

Some posts will now be hidden from under-18s while "miraculous" remedy posts will be banned.

Passengers will be forced to wait to use facilities at stations on the new South Wales Metro.

Inspectors have raised concerns at Ellingham Hospital in Norfolk over safety due a lack of staff.

An analysis maps the areas with the highest concentrations of sub-standard care home beds.

Kenya's motorbike ambulances are saving the lives and limbs of people bitten by snakes

The total maintenance backlog in hospitals and other NHS buildings is more than £500m.

Boris Johnson says an angry exchange with the father of a sick child is "part of my job".

New findings may help explain why some Caesarean babies are more at risk of certain diseases.

South East Coast Ambulance Service says it has changed its call-handling systems since three deaths.

The government says vaping poses a health risk to the young, rather than an alternative to smoking.

Over 900,000 phone donations are made in Belgium to help treat nine-month-old Pia's rare condition.

The man said Whipps Cross Hospital's maternity ward was understaffed and the NHS was being destroyed.

Former rugby player Gareth Thomas reveals a journalist broke the news he had HIV to his parents.