Image caption, Tony Howells said although it is not a cure, it is "delaying Parkinson's taking over your body" and giving hope A hospital in Bristol is believed to be the first in the world to impla… [+4226 chars]
Several common bugs suppressed during the early phase of the Covid pandemic have resurged since lockdown rules ended, official statistics suggest. Rates of some respiratory illnesses in England are … [+8866 chars]
There has been a staggering rise in the number of people living with a stroke-inducing heart condition, a new study suggests. Cases of atrial fibrillation (AF) a dangerous heart rhythm condition and… [+3973 chars]
Health officials across the world are investigating a recent and worrying spike in cases of hepatitis in children, but still do not have the answer. A number of hypotheses are being explored, and on… [+3190 chars]
A three-year-old girl struck down with the mysterious hepatitis sweeping the world has been spared death after receiving part of her father's liver. Lola-Rose Raine, from Gravesend, Kent, is one of … [+14285 chars]
An overweight father who was warned his heart was like a 'ticking timebomb' and advised to avoid exercise defied doctors' orders by hitting the gym and honing an enviable six pack. Father-of-two Ami… [+10630 chars]
A doctor who cheated on his partner before recklessly infecting him with HIV lied about a sexual disease test to hide his condition, a jury heard yesterday. Manroop Bains, 38, is accused of deceivin… [+2262 chars]
A mother has told how an unusual brown streak on her nail turned out to be a rare skin cancer that left her needing her finger amputated. Elizabeth Misselbrook first noticed the suspicious mark on h… [+4728 chars]
A doctor who cheated on his partner before recklessly infecting him with HIV lied about a sexual disease test to hide his condition, a jury heard yesterday. Manroop Bains, 38, is accused of deceivin… [+2262 chars]
A mother has told how an unusual brown streak on her nail turned out to be a rare skin cancer that left her needing her finger amputated. Elizabeth Misselbrook first noticed the suspicious mark on h… [+4728 chars]
Ebola, a haemorrhagic fever, killed at least 11,000 across the world after it decimated West Africa and spread rapidly over the space of two years. That epidemic was officially declared over back in… [+2926 chars]
New research finds evidence that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, can damage peoples livers over time. The study, a review of the evidence in both rodents and humans, might also sh… [+4116 chars]