Caesarean: It triples the death rate in newborns - Babies born by Caesarean section are three times more likely to die soon afterwards than those born naturally, a new study has discovered.

Air pollution control reduces death rate - Irish researchers have found that measures to control air pollution have dramatically reduced the death rate from respiratory and cardiovascular disea...

Death rate plunge: not from screening - Health officials who have been congratulating their extensive mammogram screening programmes as the reason for the sudden drop in breast cancer deaths...

Patients at risk from old anaesthetic machines - The lives of thousands of patients may be at risk because UK hospitals are failing to replace old and undependable anaesthetic machines.

Dental anaesthetic - I'm about to have major dental surgery. Are there any dangers from dental anaesthetic? G T, Windsor........ ...

Stroke treatment trebles death rate - Doctors are as in the dark as ever about treating stroke victims after new research has revealed that the preferred method actually kills more than it...

News hospital audits - Nearly one million errors each year - First, the bad news. New estimates suggest that more than 2000 people die in UK hospitals every year as a direct result of staff errors. The far w...

News hospital audits - Nearly one million errors each year - First, the bad news. New estimates suggest that more than 2000 people die in UK hospitals every year as a direct result of staff errors. The far w...