Medical news

'The young should play a role in designing healthcare'

The Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the

The chairman of a hospital trust that closed an emergency department and considered bringing in

The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in

Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to

A Cornish campaign alerting parents to the risks of babies being suffocated by nappy sacks is

Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to

Alastair Campbell reckons MPs are more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the

Euro MPs block changes to food labels that would have allowed claims such as "now contains 15% less

Drugs firm AstraZeneca announces a further 7,300 job cuts over the next two years as part of a new

Why the pharmaceutical industry is under pressure

A salmonella outbreak linked to watermelon has affected 35 people, killing one, in the UK since

Why 1920 was the biggest year for births

Doctors are calling for newborn babies to be given vitamin D, to protect them from bone disease and

A drug which could extend the life of prostate cancer patients is too expensive to be used on the

Measures introduced to lower the suicide rate in England and Wales in the past decade appear to

Sugar added to processed foods is as damaging as alcohol and should be regulated, claim US health

The government promises the health secretary will keep ultimate control over the NHS in England, as

Scientists have unveiled a new technique for decoding human brainwaves and then converting them

Mother tries to raise the profile of a "syndrome without a name"

Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon has become the first NHS hospital in Britain to be managed by

The Labour leader, Ed Miliband has accused the Prime Minister of being out of touch on the NHS and

A new online test is being launched that will help people with asthma gauge to what extent they are

Researchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into actual words, in a breakthrough that could

Britons are richer and more stressed than when the Queen came to the throne, a report by the

Are Dutch officials too close to the tobacco industry?

A singing teacher - who once auditioned for the Spice Girls, is trying to raise awareness of the

Why do some people never get depressed?

Pictures of the battle against neglected tropical diseases

A new social worker's first child protection case

Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the