Alternative to epidural recommended for women in labour
Draft guidelines for the NHS say women giving birth can ask for a morphine-like painkiller instead of a spinal block.
Lung cancer: Liquid biopsies could speed up treatment
Liquid biopsies could replace the need for invasive procedures under general anaesthetic.
Stem cell donor needed for St Austell girl, 4, with leukaemia
Poppy, from Cornwall, has a rare form of leukaemia and is undergoing treatment in Bristol.
‘Care homes are being deprived of dental services’
A care home manager says it is an "impossibility" to get NHS dentists to visit her residents.
NHS dentistry crisis: Crowdfunding my new teeth has changed my life
Danielle Watts had gum disease and pulled 13 of her own teeth because there were no NHS dentists.
Ministers start legal move to cut nurse strike short
Health secretary asks judges to rule whether union has mandate for the last day of its next walkout.
Teenagers at risk after drop in vaccine take-up
The number of youngsters having jabs since the pandemic has fallen, UK health officials say.
Barry: ‘A stranger I met at the beach gave me her kidney’
Lucy Humphrey's dog, Indie, "chose" the woman who was able to give her the transplant she needed.
The London Marathon runners who are proud to be slower
Course records were smashed in some London Marathon elite races but how did slower runners get on?
Greater Manchester firefighters to take part in cancer monitoring project
The results will be used to detect cancers and other diseases at the early stages.