Health News

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when children are present, and which could pave the way for a ban, is launched by the Welsh government.

Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.

The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.

Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government.

Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.

A nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital loses an appeal against her sacking.

Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.

Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by PFI repayments are to have access to a £1.5bn government bailout fund.

A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors.