Health News

Jeremy Hunt says a new £5bn plan to improve care for the elderly out of hospital will 'change the basic NHS model'

A 10 year study examining the DNA of thousands of children with autism has found 100 gene mutations which are responsible for the disorder

New research shows that drinking three glasses of milk a day could be bad for your health. Here is what a pinta might be doing to you

Thousands more people have sought NHS help for alcohol problems in the last year, new figures show

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease biggest causes of death among women, Office for National Statistics figures find

New research suggests that food could be made healthier simply be replacing salt and fat with herbs and spices. But how would it work?

After reports that three glasses of milk a day can lead to early death, we all need to look at our diets

Study finds that one of the most common treatments for prostate cancer can triple the risk of heart death for patients with a history of significant cardiac problems

Suicide prevention charity's free app watches Twitter for signs that people are struggling to cope, including phrases like “tired of being alone”, and sends a warning to friends

Three examples of the 'devastating and shocking' NHS failings revealed in the Health Service Ombudsman's investigations of complaints

Health Service Ombudsman report reveals concerns over lack of care and compassion, catastrophic mistakes and patients being placed in danger because they were 'unsafely discharged'

Drinking three glasses of milk doubles the risk of early death and does not prevent broken bones, new research has shown

Google X developing nanotechnology inside a digestible pill that works alongside wearable device to spot early signs of cancer and other dieases

Jordon Moody now has a new knee joint after her left foot was attached backwards

The University of Montreal has found that men who had sex with more than 20 women lower their prostate cancer risk

Google has created a custom logo for its search homepage in honour of the benevolent creator of the world’s first polio vaccine, Jonas Salk, on what would have been his 100th birthday

LGA warns spending on non-essential local services facing 43 per cent cut to keep elderly care system afloat

Doctors should consider prescribing a placebo for children with coughs after parents said a dummy treatment improved their symptoms, experts say

Scientists believe that drugs which target specific genes work differently depending on which time of day they are taken

Doubling in GP practices trying to 'shrink' their boundaries leaves thousands of patients at risk of being left without a family doctor