A woman gives birth on the pavement outside a Fife hospital after she was unable to get inside the building.
A number of children under 10 are treated in hospitals in Northern Ireland for eating disorders, the Department of Health says.
A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.
The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.
Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.
A nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital loses an appeal against her sacking.
Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government.
Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.