Patients to get cannabis in hospital
Controversial trial of 'whole plant' drug after surgery.
University fears new mumps outbreak
Sheffield University has moved to prevent a repeat of last spring's mumps outbreak after asking all its students be vaccinated before starting the new term.
Peter Safar
Surgical pioneer of emergency life-saving methods.
HRT found to give early benefits, but risks persist
Government advisers say the good outweighs the bad for the short term, but suggest breast cancer danger increases after a year.
Study arts, die young
A new study suggests that the course you study at university could affect how long you live. Bill Parry reports.
Mapping the autistic mind
The High Court has dismissed claims about the MMR jab as 'junk science'. But if vaccines aren't to blame, what else are scientists investigating? Jo Revill reports.