A row over funding for Alzheimer's drugs on the NHS is to go to the Court of Appeal. The manufacturer of one drug - Aricept - has been fighting a decision to restrict access to patients in the later stages of the disease.
Being a slob puts you at risk of mental health problems, experts have warned. A lack of physical activity leads to depression and dementia, evidence presented at the British Nutrition Foundation conference shows.
The government is to launch its 10-year stroke strategy for England by promising to save thousands of lives.
Children with dyslexia are to receive extra help in some schools in England under a £3m pilot scheme. The government says half of pupils in 10 areas will be given catch-up reading lessons or one-to-one help from dyslexia specialists.
People who rely on motorised scooters to help to cope with disabilities are to be hit with a £300 tax, after an EU ruling that they should be categorised along with "leisure vehicles".
Some patients with neuromuscular diseases may die more than a decade too soon because specialist services are too far away, a report says. It found people with muscular dystrophy in north east England - close to a centre of excellence - live an average of 30 years after diagnosis. However, in the south west the average was just 18 years.
