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Over four million people in the UK live with diabetes says leading charity
Many patients have died 'before their time' due to a lack of awareness.
Junior doctors' strike: NHS England and BMA resume crunch talks over contract dispute
Parties are back around the table after avoiding an historic walkout in December.
First licensed e-cigarettes to become available on NHS
GPs will be able to prescribe e-Voke electronic cigarettes to help smokers quit.
New Year 2016: How to beat the hangover
IBTimes UK provides a few tips on how to beat an end-of-year party hangover.
I'm 92 and I've lived through 16 prime ministers – here are five things David Cameron must do in 2016
As I will be 93 in February 2016 I must accept that Cameron's conservatives may be the last government I will live under
Older people 'too afraid' to complain about poor health care
Over half of the elderly were worried that raising an issue would impact future treatment.
Junior doctors' strike: NHS England faces BMA walkout in January as contract talks drag on
Final round of negotiations due on 4 January after which BMA will make strike decision.
The future of the UK isn't looking good – and it's all down to Cameron's careless cuts
The floods are a horrible metaphor for the Cameron-Osborne view of the State and how money should not be spent.
UK: Public urged to stay away from NHS A&E departments unless 'absolutely necessary'
People are advised to see a pharmacist for minor complaints as doctors anticipate a surge in demand at A&E.
Binge-drinking Britain: Almost three-quarters of weekend A&E admissions alcohol-related
Analysis shows excessive alcohol consumption costing UK hospitals £1m a year each.
Zolpidem: Sleeping drug found to significantly increase stroke recovery in mice
Ambien increases recovery time in mice following stroke – but human studies still a way off.
UK immigration cap is counter-productive and risks NHS crisis, MPs say
Hospital bosses say unable to recruit nurses because of government's immigrant cap.
PMQs: David Cameron felt The Force as Jeremy Corbyn warned of NHS 'winter crisis'
Labour leader put in a strong performance at the final PMQs before Christmas.
Tinder matches with NHS to promote organ donation among under-35s
Tinder users who 'like' celebrity accounts will be shown importance of organ donation.
Doctify: The healthcare review service looking to transform the patient experience in a digital age
'TripAdvisor' for doctors is looking to put doctor/patient relationship at the forefront of medicine.
E-cigarettes found by Harvard scientists to contain toxic chemical linked to lung disease
Scientists have called for urgent action after Diacetyl is found in 75% of e-cigarettes tested.
Patients trust UK-educated nurses over overseas ones
Researchers found the sick felt they were treated with less dignity by foreign-educated nurses.
UK: Baby Hope becomes Britain's youngest ever organ donor at just 74 minutes
Hope Lee was just 74 minutes old when she died of a condition called anencephaly.
Junior doctors strikes: NHS and BMA hold last ditch talks as December walkouts loom
The parties will get around the table at mitigation service Acas to discuss the contract dispute.
Junior doctors strike: NHS and medics to start negotiations as December walkouts loom
The parties have agreed to talk at mitigation service Acas on 26 November.
Watch PMQs live: David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn to debate before Autumn Statement
Leaders will clash ahead of George Osborne's big economic statement to the House of Commons.
Autumn Statement 2015 as it happened: George Osborne makes tax credit U-turn and spares police the axe
Follow live coverage as chancellor makes first Autumn Statement of this Conservative government.
Autumn Statement 2015: NHS England set for £3.8bn boost to counter financial crisis
Commitment comes after the Conservatives promised to spend £8bn extra a year on the health service.
24-hour drinking hailed as 'unmitigated success' on tenth anniversary of relaxation
Institute of Economic Affairs says the 'prophets of doom' were wrong about the relaxation.
Junior doctors strike: Do you support Jeremy Hunt or NHS medics in contract row?
Have your say about the industrial dispute between the BMA and the NHS in our poll.
NHS junior doctors: 98% vote for three-day strike across England in contract protest
The historic move means the medics plan to walkout across England in December.
Junior doctors' strike: Jeremy Hunt makes last-ditch plea to BMA ahead of ballot result
The health secretary has written to the doctors' union in a bid to resolve the contract dispute.
World Antibiotic Awareness Week: What is antibiotic resistance?
At least 23,000 deaths a year are caused by resistance to antibiotics
Homeopathy at risk of being blacklisted from NHS following crunch talks in 2016
The Government could blacklist homeopathy from the NHS
Care home sector faces financial crisis that could lead to loss of thousands of beds
Westminster-based think-tank ResPublica warns of impact on NHS.