Medical news

Hopes of reaching a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water.

Skin transplant surgery can be an effective way of treating the skin disease vitiligo, say US

Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk

Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety

A high street chemist is investigating after a religious employee refused a customer in Sheffield

Men are likelier than women to enjoy sex in old age, researchers find.

Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard reveals she has been receiving treatment for depression.

Who can read my notes? Electronic records explained

A vaccine is available - why don't we use it?

Doctors leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients

An MP writes to police to ask if there is a basis for a criminal inquiry into activities at

Why extra fat can turn you into a killer behind the wheel

There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success,

Children with behavioural problems are twice as likely to suffer chronic pain as adults than

The UK donates £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy 42m condoms, as the nation builds up to the

The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut full-calorie beverages available in

Patients are being treated in mop cupboards, storerooms and kitchens due to wards being full, a

Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for

Parents, hospitals and private firms are being warned over risky and illegal collections of

Women can enjoy a tipple and stay slim, according to a study showing moderate drinkers gain less

UK's first pooled kidney transplant hailed a success

A Panorama investigation finds 60% of hospitals inspected gave inaccurate performance data for

A technique that "washes out" the brains of severely ill premature babies may aid survival, a study

Patient benefits from rare ankle replacement

In this week's health opinion column Scrubbing Up, paediatrician Dr Tony Waterston, warns of the

From fertilisation to birth, an outline guide to a typical pregnancy and how the baby develops

Information and statistics on common types of cancer

What happens to your body under anaesthetic?