08/Jan/19
Researchers have identified two biomarkers that could help in the diagnosis of a heart condition that raises the risk of stroke.
Health News
08/Jan/19
NHS bosses in England say a new 10-year plan could save up to 500,000 lives by focusing on prevention and early detection.
08/Jan/19
The chief executive of the corporation in charge of an Arizona nursing home where a woman in a vegetative state gave birth has resigned.
08/Jan/19
Young victims of sexual assault are not being forensically examined within a critical time period at some privately-run referral centres, a BBC investigation has found.
07/Jan/19
The death of a disabled woman who had all her teeth removed has led to questions being raised about the dental treatment of vulnerable patients.
07/Jan/19
Scientists have found the most likely source of Yemen's cholera epidemic, which is the worst in recorded history.
07/Jan/19
Authorities investigating the death of an 11-year-old boy in Brooklyn are said to be looking into whether fish cooking nearby could have been to blame.
06/Jan/19
If you are contemplating a new year's health kick, you could be forgiven for feeling a little overwhelmed.
06/Jan/19
My name is Tim and I'm a cheese addict. But what I've been discovering recently has shaken me to the core.
06/Jan/19
Scientists in Cambridge have built a virtual reality (VR) 3D model of cancer, providing a new way to look at the disease.
06/Jan/19
Children in the UK exceed the maximum recommended sugar intake for an 18-year-old by the time they are 10, according to experts.
06/Jan/19
A clinical trial has been launched to see if a breath test could detect the presence of cancer.
03/Jan/19
A woman has celebrated the first anniversary of having her leg amputated - by running a 5k race.
03/Jan/19
Breast cancer is a disease that overwhelmingly affects women, but men get it too. Peter Bagnall is one of them.
03/Jan/19
It has been a remarkable year of promise in medical science - from reversing blindness and paralysis to progress in cancer and infertility.
03/Jan/19
The University of Warwick has enlisted some of the country's leading sleep experts in order to "warn Santa Claus of the health risks of flying all night".
03/Jan/19
When actor Stephen McGann recently tweeted about his frustration with people who pressurised others to drink alcohol, he received an outpouring of support on social media.
03/Jan/19
A couple who underwent IVF treatment paid for by friends from a Facebook group have had a baby girl.
02/Jan/19
Music festival-goers across Australia have been warned about a "dangerous orange pill", after a young man died of a suspected drug overdose.
01/Jan/19
Arooj Aftab, 22, is an influencer who is known for her baggy fashion style. But what her 7,500 Instagram followers don't know is there's a big reason she chooses to wear oversized clothes - which she has kept secret until now.
