BBC Health

The German doctor who accidentally killed a 70-year-old Cambridgeshire patient loses his legal attempt to stop the man's sons criticising him in the media.

Doctors are trying a new procedure to treat Keratoconus, a degenerative condition of the eyes.

Handing GPs control of the health budget and commissioning of hospital services would be "disastrous", a medical charity has warned. Sophie Hutchinson meets a family opposed to the move.

Written complaints about NHS hospital and community services in England has seen the biggest annual rise since records began over a decade ago.

A small dose of aspirin in pregnancy can help prevent high blood pressure complications, expert guidance says.

There were almost half a million new cases of sexually transmitted infections in 2009, with young people most likely to be affected, figures show.

For the first time in Britain, a satellite tracking system is being used to monitor the movements of violent offenders with mental health problems.

Eating too much, even for a short period of time, can have long-term effects on body weight and fat, a study warns

Campaigners have condemned a decision to turn down a bowel cancer drug for use on the NHS in England and Wales.

A German GP who killed a Cambridgeshire patient with an overdose may now face a local inquiry, the BBC learns.

Pakistan floods leave mother and newborn baby searching for help

A Polish man living in Germany spends five years with a bullet in his head after forgetting he was shot because he was drunk.

Pakistan is in danger from epidemic diseases, PM Yousuf Raza Gilani warns, as 17 million people struggle to cope with flood devastation.

Manish Patel has just become a new dad. He is learning to juggle the responsibility of being a parent, with his high powered career.

The PM's newest challenge - sleepless nights and nappy changes. How will he fare?

Handing GPs control of the health budget and commissioning hospital services would be "disastrous", a medical charity warns.

India is fighting to stop female foeticide.

IVF treatment is suspended by a Cheshire Primary Care Trust in a move to cut costs.

A doctor says she is "very ashamed" that she cut the lip of rugby player to help him pretend he was injured during a match.

A US district court temporarily blocks plans by the Obama administration to increase funding for stem cell research.