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• GMC guidance on assisted suicide

  The General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue.

• Spoon-fed babies 'end up fatter'

  Babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger food, researchers believe.

• NHS translation bill 'tops £23m'

  The NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank.

• Acid attack model gets sight back

  A model who was left blind in one eye after acid was thrown in her face tells of her joy after having her sight restored using stem cell treatment.

• Campaign to cut smoking in cars

  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.

• Transplant jaw made by 3D printer

  An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.

• 'Birth defect risk' for diabetics

  The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

• 'A little too much drink' warning

  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.

• Malaria toll 'is twice as high'

  The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.

• Health bodies reject NHS reforms

  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.

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