The government is set to reveal proposals for a major shake-up of the NHS system in England.

An inquest into the deaths of two patients treated by an overseas locum hears concerns about his treatment of two other patients...

Nearly everybody in the U.S. has the plastics chemical BPA in their bodies. Those with the highest BPA levels have the highest risk of heart disease, new data...

MRSA is mainly spread by patients moving between hospitals, Dutch researchers say...

One in eight men screened for prostate cancer will test positive when they do not have the disease, a major European study shows...

A soon-to-be-released study shows people who have frequent sex live longer and have healthier hearts.

Many people have traded in their gas-guzzling old "clunkers" for newer and more efficient models or cut back on energy use at home by opting for Energy Star appliances and compact fluorescent light bulbs.

A cancer charity says the increased survival rate is not all good news - as many survivors are neglected as they struggle with other serious illnesses...

Care for dementia sufferers should be central to the general election campaign, the Alzheimer's Society charity says...

The US lifts a 22-year immigration ban that stopped anyone with HIV/Aids from entering the country...

From swine flu to stem cells to reform bills, the topic of health was in the forefront in 2009. Here's a look back at five of the top health stories of the year...

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is recommending that a simple blood test currently used to assess whether diabetes is under control also be used to diagnose the disease...

Alzheimer's disease is associated with a reduced risk of cancer and vice versa, a US study suggests...

A new type of gene therapy may stop the progression of the most common form of inherited emphysema...

One-in-four cancer patients in the UK will be forced back to bed this Christmas because they cannot afford to put the heating on, a charity warns...

Scientists say they have made a synthetic blood clotting agent that could help wounded troops and patients...

A major trial of a vaginal microbicide has produced no evidence that its use reduces the risk of HIV infection in women...

The NHS launches an investigation into thefts, amid reports criminals see the service as an "easy target"...

Umbilical cord stem cells could help treat people whose vision is damaged by a cloudy cornea, research suggests...

H1N1 swine flu won't be as severe as was feared, but the pandemic is nothing to sneeze at, new predictions suggest...