Health & Medicine

Researchers develop new treatment for low-risk prostate cancer using drug made from deep sea bacteria

29 Dec 2016

For welders, Parkinson-like symptoms get worse with exposure

29 Dec 2016

Treating cancer with drugs for diabetes and hypertension

29 Dec 2016

Novel drug may help repair failing hearts

29 Dec 2016

Financial penalties work in reducing hospital readmissions

28 Dec 2016

Christmas holidays linked to rise in heart attacks in northern and southern hemispheres

28 Dec 2016

Experimental implant shows promise for restoring voluntary movement after spinal cord injury

28 Dec 2016

A spinal stimulator being tested by doctors at Ronald Reagan University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Centre is showing promise in restoring hand strength and movement to a California man who broke his neck in a dirt bike accident five years ago

Light therapy effectively treats early prostate cancer

27 Dec 2016

A new non-surgical treatment for low-risk prostate cancer can effectively kill cancer cells while preserving healthy tissue, reveals a new phase III clinical trial in 413 patients

Should you make sure your doctor is a woman?

26 Dec 2016

Could your doctor's gender have a bearing on your chances of recovery after a visit to the hospital?

Study shows discrimination interacts with genetics and impacts health

26 Dec 2016

AI to generate new cancer drugs on demand

24 Dec 2016

Scientists develop vaccine to counter Ebola

24 Dec 2016

Positive multiple sclerosis clinical trial results support new treatment approach

23 Dec 2016

A new drug slows the progress of multiple sclerosis, including an advanced form of the degenerative nerve disease for which there currently is no treatment