Showpiece hospital faces axe
Jo Revill, health editor, reports on how plans to close a major London teaching hospital in a marginal Labour seat are being kept secret until after the general election.
Tories rely on matron to halt MRSA spread
The Conservatives yesterday invaded a Labour election stronghold when they unveiled a £52m 10-point plan to tackle the "Labour-created" epidemic of MRSA in hospitals - which Michael Howard explained had killed his mother-in-law.
Euthanasia law moves closer
A law allowing doctors and relatives to assist terminally ill people to end their lives moved a step closer after a parliamentary report published today broadly backed the principle.
Drugs firms ‘creating ills for every pill’
Expensive new medicines are oversold when cheaper therapies or prevention would work better, say MPs.
The church wants to stifle ethical debate
David Aaronovitch: Mitres to the left, birettas to the right; it's been a faith-filled, polarising Easter.
Labour seeks to extend healthy lead
The Labour party will today shift the pre-election spotlight onto health with a hospital opening by the prime minister, while the Conservative leader, Michael Howard will address a London rally.
Ethics row as choosing baby’s sex splits MPs
A controversial report, which favours allowing parents to choose the sex of their child and rethinking the cloning ban, is published today by a committee of MPs split down the middle over the needs of science and the ethics of embryo research.