New research suggests it may be possible to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease using a man-made peptide that stops the formation of faulty protein fibrils that kill the brain cells that produce dopamine.
The words privatisation and NHS together are enough to start a fight in an empty room. But what exactly do we mean by it? And why does the issue make many so angry?
Struggling care system forced to shoulder extra burden after rethink of ambitious plans to partially merge it with NHS, warns Public Accounts Committee
Leading health experts have called for smoking to be banned in outdoor public spaces such as parks.
Scientists have proposed a new idea for detecting brain conditions including Alzheimer’s – a skin test.
Measles vaccinations must be immediately stepped up across Europe and central Asia after a series of outbreaks, the World Health Organization says.
The death risk from smoking may be much higher than previously thought – tobacco kills up to two in every three smokers not one in every two, data from a large study suggests.
Healthy gay men should be offered daily HIV drugs to prevent infections, say UK Medical Research Council and Public Health England scientists.
The £6bn health and social care budget for Greater Manchester is to be taken over by the region’s councils and health groups, it is understood.
The director of one of Wales’ leading social care providers has said the sector’s inspection regime is no longer fit for purpose.
