There have been decades of mistreatment and mismanagement of those who seek help later in life, say experts in a new, damning report.

They work better than patches, gum or pills, the most up-to-date evidence suggests.

Nearly four million women in England can order a self-testing kits to check for high-risk HPV.

Nearly four million women in England can order a self-testing kits to check for high-risk HPV.

Nearly 600 practices in England have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last 10 years, as the service heads towards a two-tier system.

Annadale Community Garden Group is one of four groups or individuals in the running for this year's Make a Difference Awards NI.

Living a healthy life doesn't have to just be about pricey studio classes and luxury retreats.

A new jab extended the length of time patients were cancer free, but it is unclear for how long.

Young carers face huge disadvantages growing up - one teenager explains what life is like.

Hundreds of thousands of people with type 2 diabetes could get access to a new weekly insulin jab to replace daily injections.

Men who have had the procedure can expect 10-20% more girth for the next six to nine months - but it can go wrong.

BBC journalist Ana Guerra-Moore looks at why investors who backed Wondermind Global are claiming the pop star failed to fulfil promises.

BBC journalist Ana Guerra-Moore looks at why investors who backed Wondermind Global are claiming the pop star failed to fulfil promises.

NHS Blood and Transplant apologises after sensitive data sent over unencrypted pager network.

An eye surgeon says that fewer people have been seeking treatment for eye damage than after the UK's last total solar eclipse in 1999.

An eye surgeon says that fewer people have been seeking treatment for eye damage than after the UK's last total solar eclipse in 1999.

Symptoms after looking at the sun without eclipse glasses can include blurred vision

NHS Blood and Transplant's medical director says waiting lists for organ operations are unfair but leaders are not solving the issue.

The actress from The Office TV series says her breast lump was tiny and not a 'lump' as such; rather a kind of hard spot.

Three trauma centres - Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield - say they have treated nearly 500 casualties under the age of 16.