Finding a solution that can both alleviate the pressures on society and allow people with dementia to live with dignity is crucial; this is why it should win the public vote to decide the focus of the Longitude prize 2014.
It already works wonders on pounding headaches. But ibuprofen could also hold the secret to a long and healthy life.
Genes that increase the risk of a person developing schizophrenia may also increase the chance they will use cannabis, researchers said on Tuesday after studying more than 1,000 users of the drug.
Thousands of patients could be left without a local GP as surgeries face closure due to a finding crisis, doctors warn.
Hospitals will be hailed for coming clean about their errors, in new national ratings which have found one in five is not being open about risks to patients.
Doctors condemned the economic illiteracy of trying to do more with less money, and warned plans for extended seven-day care are just bonkers.
A young traveller with undiagnosed Crohn’s disease woke following an emergency operation to discover part of her bowel had been removed.
Spending time basking in the sun’s warming rays may have addictive properties, claim researchers in the US.
Cuts in mental health services for children in England amount to a national crisis with tragic consequences, a charity has said.
Between 2003 and 2012, skin cancer cases increased by 78% in men and 48% in women, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures, which are not adjusted for population growth.
