A new survey has found that increasing number of young Britons are having unprotected sex with a new partner. Researchers surveyed 200 British young people as part of a study of 6026 people aged 15 to 24 across 29 countries between April and May.

Many of us depend on a mug of freshly brewed coffee to perk us up in the mornings. But its mood-boosting effect could well be lasting far longer than we realise, claim scientists.

The Royal Brompton Hospital is starting a legal challenge over what it says was deeply flawed consultation which it claims has led to its childrens heart surgery unit facing closure.

A London hospitals trial of a prostate cancer drug has been stopped early because it was so successful doctors felt it would be unethical to deny the treatment to other patients.

The very idea of urging relatives to help care for the elderly in hospital will always be one of the great taboos. But that the suggestion comes from the head of the nursing union, Dr Peter Carter, speaks volumes.