HEALTH

NHS clinics help women damaged by female genital mutilation

A man has died of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in Tunisia, in what is believed to be the first such case in Africa.

The government squandered taxpayers' money on a drug to treat flu, a public spending watchdog says.

Man's arm breaks again after taking six years to heal

Sharing a bed with your newborn baby increases the risk of sudden death syndrome - commonly known as cot death - fivefold, research suggests.

Premature birth may interrupt vital brain development processes, medical scans reveal.

One of the most concerning classes of hospital 'superbug' is not being tracked by the Department of Health, it is revealed.

Sharing a bed with a newborn increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome fivefold, research claims.

Disease leaves blind woman seeing things

The lives of hospital patients who are put on a drip are being placed at risk by poor attention by staff to intravenous fluid care, experts warn.

A woman has part of her jaw rebuilt with a bicycle-style chain after cancer had "eaten away" at her face.

A pioneering programme to test cancer patients for nearly 100 risk genes is to start in London and could represent the future of treatment in the NHS.

The risk of developing bunions - bony growths on the big toe - is linked to your family, not your shoes, a US study has shown.

The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun may have an impact on their health, researchers have suggested.

How barefoot Indian tribe inspired a US fitness revolution

An update to one of the most important manuals in mental health - known as the bible of psychiatry - is published.

Why advice about revising might need to be revised

Should we all be more psychopathic at work?

How high is the risk for the average woman?

A fertility clinic says tests on a new embryo monitoring system significantly increases the chances in IVF treatment resulting in a successful pregnancy