Family life becomes a work of art in NHS waiting room

Kin, an audio project based around interviews with mothers, fathers and their adult children, transforms the mood in the waiting room

Health bill means service will be forced to compete with private firms

Dr Mark Porter warns that introducing competition means private firms will be able to cherrypick patients with easy complaints

NHS shakeup risks return to 1930s, warns leading doctor

Reforms means service will be 'tattered safety net' for patients with complex illnesses, says Dr Mark Porter

Simple blood test for Down’s syndrome is on its way, say scientists

Announcement made by researchers looking to replace current risky procedure that causes 1% of women tested to miscarry

Injured by the NHS? Prepare for further pain

Neil Rose: Justice ministry hopes to remove clinical negligence from legal aid and make claimants pay fees and premiums out of damages

Forests U-turn – the Tories should have known better

Alexander Chancellor: I am shocked and amazed David Cameron couldn't see the wood for the trees when it came to selling off Britain's forests

Alcohol abuse: More aid for sufferers could save NHS £1.7bn

Report calls for counsellors and advisors in hospitals, claiming presence would save £3 for every £1 invested

I mend hearts. Then I see my patients served junk food by our hospitals

Aseem Malhotra: The healthcare that clinicians offer is usually exemplary. Why, then, are the ill served such disgraceful food?

Flu breakthrough promises a vaccine to kill all strains

British team's success with jab that targets proteins common to every type of flu virus