In this week's Scrubbing Up, Dr Michael Devlin, head of advisory services at the Medical Defence Union, explains that GPs are struggling to decide when and if to break patient confidentiality over gun licences.

Experts investigate if the weight-loss claims stand up

Hospitals are being warned to double-check whether women are pregnant before surgery because of risks to the developing foetus.

Pregnant teenagers are more likely to give birth prematurely and have a small baby than women in their 20s.

The long-term survival of drug users is improved by use of the controversial heroin substitute methadone, academics claim.

Baby Peter's GP Dr Jerome Ikwueke has been found guilty of a serious breach of professional duty.

TV comic Jennifer Saunders is winning a battle with breast cancer, it is revealed.

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The idea lack of exercise makes children put on weight is challenged by research which says it is the other way round.

How market in counterfeit slimming pills is booming

The most comprehensive health study in the UK reaches its goal of enrolling 500,000 adults.

The government is aiming to withdraw funding from its public health campaign, health secretary Andrew Lansley says.

A woman who suffered severe facial burns during the 7/7 terror attacks reveals her new face.

Stringent new EU laws target health food claims

People who self-harm are being failed by the system, says a report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

The NRG-1 'legal high' should be banned, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has recommended.

Thousands of NHS jobs in England are being cut despite government promises to protect frontline services, a union says

An explanation for Raoul Moat's alleged behaviour?

A simple DNA test could pinpoint the roots of a person's family to within a few miles, according to a new study.