Bradford have welcomed plans to implement a cardiac screening programme across all Super League clubs as centre Adrian Purtell continues his recovery from a heart attack.

Hip replacements for some patients could be a thing of the past after surgeons pioneered a new stem cell procedure to tackle a bone disease that leads to arthritis.

Pioneering device enabled 16-month-old to stay alive for 13 days before transplant

A pioneering knee operation for arthritis sufferers which can halve recovery times has been developed, surgeons say.

Tests on a device that could restore sight to patients suffering from a common cause of blindness have produced "encouraging" results.

Female newsreaders are forced to become like “Stepford Wives” as the grow older if they want to keep their jobs, according to research published yesterday.

Female newsreaders are forced to become like “Stepford Wives” as the grow older if they want to keep their jobs, according to research published yesterday.

When he was storming about on behalf of Leeds United and Manchester City, and 19 times for England, Danny Mills was not easy to mark down automatically as a potential football statesman. Whatever his other virtues, cool logic never announced itself uppermost.

Danny Mills has tackled the culture of an England dressing room high on egos

Spain defender Carlos Puyol could miss Euro 2012 after it was announced he will be out for around six weeks.

From the Front Row

Microchip implant restores limited vision to man who lost his sight 25 years ago

Alex McLeish thinks there is little chance of the England striker, Darren Bent, returning to action for Aston Villa this season – but he could be ready for Euro 2012.

Steven Reid has signed a new two-year contract which will keep him at The Hawthorns until the summer of 2014.