Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.

Newcastle University helps to develop a computer game to help those who have suffered strokes.

BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire got reaction to the Metropolitan Police chief's suggestion that all workers should be screened.

Scottish scientists are working on a device to restore sight in people with a form of age related blindness.

Ambulances are spending 50% more time outside hospitals in Kent, Sussex and Surrey, the BBC has learned.

Nicholas Crace, the 83-year-old who has become the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still being alive, told BBC Breakfast why he decided to donate so late in life.

Why some people ignore blood pressure problems

Growing small amounts of cannabis should be treated like a speeding ticket with a fine and no criminal record, according to a UK drugs charity.

Old home movies are being used to help trigger the forgotten past of people with dementia and other memory loss.

How retirement complexes could help tackle social care crisis

An 83-year-old man becomes the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still alive, the NHS Blood and Transplant service says.

Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.

Two patients in the United States who are paralysed from the neck down have been able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.

Two patients who are paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.

At least 150 lives will be saved and thousands of wasted ambulance journeys avoided by a change in 999 response practices, NHS chiefs believe.

BBC Radio 5 live's Tony Livesey discussed whether junk food should be taxed to help tackle obesity

Big businesses should sponsor compulsory school meals, and packed lunches should be banned, says the former cage fighter and Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid.

The number of elderly people in England getting council-funded care has fallen by 11% in the last two years and looks like it will fall further, figures obtained by Labour suggest.

Over-the-counter HIV tests, which would allow people in the US to check in the privacy of their homes if they have the virus, move a step closer.

A drug for advanced prostate cancer, which can extend life by more than three months, is likely to be approved for NHS use in England and Wales after the medical watchdog reverses an earlier decision.