More than half of GPs want to close their surgery lists to new patients, a survey has found. A total of 54 per cent of senior family doctors said they would be ... read more
A lack of NHS dentists is forcing people to pull their own teeth out, as half of practices will not accept new patients. The British Dental Association says the... read more
The Great British Bake Off’s Chris Geiger has written an incredibly moving account of his battle with cancer that ‘should have killed within three m... read more
Biologists have turned back the clock on ageing in the cells of fruit flies, by increasing levels of a protein called Drp1. This cellular time machine was found... read more
Unqualified care assistants are practising in the NHS with job titles that describe them as nurses with advanced skills, experts have revealed. A new study foun... read more
If you want to see exactly what your teeth will look like after you have major work, scientists may finally have the answer. Pioneering new technology gives den... read more
Yoga and meditation could help you get that promotion, new research suggests. Just 25 minutes of stretching and mindfulness improves people’s goal-directe... read more
Eating meat increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 23 per cent, new research reveals. People who consume the highest amounts of red meat raise their lik... read more
A six-year-old girl died from meningitis after nearly a two-hour wait to see a doctor who then dismissed her rash as ‘just a bruise’. Layla-Rose Erm... read more
Eating oily fish while pregnant may protect children from developing schizophrenia when they grow older, new research suggests. In trials on mice, scientists fo... read more
Cannabis use does not affect teenager’s IQ, new research reveals. Taking the drug between the ages of 12 and 18 does not cause adolescent’s intellig... read more
A mother-of-three who almost died from a brain haemorrhage was inspired to drop an incredible 98 lbs (7 stone) using hypnosis. Victoria Saldana, from North Caro... read more
More than 80 per cent of the world’s tap water is contaminated with plastic, new research reveals. The US has the highest contamination rate at 93 per cen... read more
This is the moving moment a woman whose life was saved by an organ transplant met her donor’s mother. Selwa Mitchell, 39, who suffers from cystic fibrosi... read more
She shed 12 stone after putting herself on a strict diet and gruelling exercise regime for 18 months. But Lisa Riley has revealed she faced another rather more ... read more
Women are needlessly suffering a crippling womb condition for up to ten years before they are diagnosed, the NHS watchdog says. GPs and specialists frequently o... read more
A massive study analyzing the genomes of 210,000 people in the United States and Britain has found a range of diseases including are being ‘weeded out... read more
The doctor who inspired the Will Smith movie Concussion says teenagers should not play lacrosse or ice hockey – and only over-14s should play soccer. Th... read more
Sleeping more than seven hours a night can help solve a couple’s marriage problems, experts say. Researchers analyzed couples response to stressful situ... read more
Zika virus kills brain tumors like John McCain’s, according to new research. The mosquito-borne infection is most widely-known for causing birth defects i... read more
Don’t swim while wearing contact lenses if you don’t want to contract a flesh-eating eye bug that could potentially leave you blind. Acanthamoeba ke... read more
A four-year-old girl in Italy has died of malaria – prompting fears that the mosquito-borne disease has returned to the country after decades. Sofia Zago d... read more
