The dyslexic novelist
Sally Gardner changed her name because she couldn't spell it. So how does she manage to write novels? By Polly Curtis.
Maternity rights for student nurses edge closer
The government is in talks with the nursing unions to agree a deal for maternity leave for nursing and midwifery students.
Sheffield University loses £45m nursing contract
The University of Sheffield has lost a £45m nurse training contract to its neighbour Sheffield Hallam after a row with the local health authority.
The people have spoken
Vivienne Parry applauds a public consultation on drug use - in which the more individuals knew during the project, the less they agreed with scientific opinion.
Trainee medics get dummy run
They breathe, blink and urinate ... David Batty reports on the new 'robopatients' created to revolutionise medical training.
A new era of scientific discovery?
Edzard Ernst: Intrigued by the spectacular claims made for Live Blood Analysis? Don't be. It doesn't work.
University students told to get MMR jabs
Campuses fear 90,000 entrants could worsen mumps epidemic.