Leading scientists are gathering in St Andrews to discuss the latest advances in cancer research. The conference is being held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Association for International Cancer Research (AICR). About 200 researchers from 28 different countries will attend the...

By Huw WillamsReporter, Good Morning Scotland Pupils at schools in Glasgow are being given lessons in how to sleep. The sessions, run by the charity Sleep Scotland, aim to teach pupils tips such as the importance of a bed-time routine and avoiding late-night television. Experts say...

HEALTH CHECKBBC World Service Aches, fever, exhaustion… when you have been knocked out with the flu, the symptoms are bad enough. And that is before the emotional effects of feeling miserable and tired kick in. There is little you can do except hide away until the fever passes and...

An expert team is being brought in to improve a failing maternity unit run by an NHS hospital foundation trust in Buckinghamshire where two babies died. Milton Keynes General Hospital was too slow implementing recommendations made in 2008, said the independent regulator of NHS foundation...