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The government says there are nearly 5,000 more doctors since the coalition came to power Seventeen NHS hospitals are among 26 healthcare providers that are failing to operate with safe staffing levels, the Care Quality Commission has said. The Daily Telegraph says the health watchdog issued the hospitals with warnings after carrying out inspections as recently as November...

Sexual abuse allegations against Jimmy Savile emerged after his death Children as young as eight were abused by Jimmy Savile, a report detailing 50 years of allegations has revealed. The Met Police and NSPCC outlined offences at 13 hospitals, including Great Ormond Street in London and Wheatfields Hospice in Leeds. Some 214 crimes were recorded across 28 police force...

A patient having his breath sampled and analysed Identifying the "smell" of different types of lung bacteria could lead to a simple breath test to diagnose infections, a study on mice, in the Journal of Breath Research, suggests. Breath analysis could reduce lung infection diagnosis times from weeks to minutes, the Vermont researchers said. Scientists have...

The study reviewed evidence on the issue Women who have had weight loss surgery should wait at least a year before trying for a baby, experts have warned. Having a baby after surgery is safer and associated with fewer complications than becoming pregnant when morbidly obese, say doctors. But patients should still be treated as high-risk and be "strongly advised"...

By James GallagherHealth and science reporter, BBC News Melanoma cancer cells surrounded by healthy tissue Introducing medication-free spells to some cancer treatments may keep patients alive for longer, studies in mice with skin cancer suggest. The animals had melanoma, which can rapidly become resistant to treatments. However, a study in the journal Nature showed...

By James GallagherHealth and science reporter, BBC News Rows of tiny hairs in the ear detect sound Tiny hairs in the ear which detect sounds have been regenerated to reverse deafness for the first time, say US researchers in the journal Neuron. An injection of a drug led to the creation of new hairs in tests on mice. Normal hearing was not restored, rather the...

By Smitha MundasadBBC News Sickle-shaped cells can clump together in blood vessels Misshapen red blood cells could be used as a tool to kill cancer cells in mice, research in the journal Plos One shows. Sickle-shaped cells can stick together in blood vessels surrounding tumours in mice and block blood flowing to the cancer, researchers says. The irregularly shaped...

By Nick TriggleHealth correspondent, BBC News The commission monitors hospitals and care homes The health and care regulator for England has yet to win the public's confidence, according to a highly critical report by a committee of MPs. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) was only created in 2009 but has been under fire virtually ever since. The Commons health...

The safety of sweeteners has been tested by regulators Experts are questioning whether diet drinks could raise depression risk, after a large study has found a link. The US research in more than 250,000 people found depression was more common among frequent consumers of artificially sweetened beverages. The work, which will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's...

By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online Yoga appears to help lower back pain Few complementary therapies appear to help musculoskeletal conditions like arthritis, say experts who have looked at the available trial evidence. Most alternative treatments have either not been scientifically tested or subjected to limited investigations, says Arthritis Research...