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
Standing all day at work makes you twice as likely to develop heart disease than sitting, experts say. Desks that allow workers to stand all day are a new trend... read more
More than a third of type 2 diabetics aren’t taking their life-saving drugs, a major new review has found. Experts say patients who are failing to take th... read more
A mother-of-two left paralysed from the waist down in a freak diving accident has overcome her injuries to become a gold medal winning para-triathlete. Liz McTe... read more
Time-stretched doctors are ignoring black men who face double the risk of prostate cancer, a charity warns. Prostate Cancer UK said such patients are ‘sli... read more
Oxford University scientists went ahead and gave human babies a trial tuberculosis (TB) vaccine that was found to ‘not work on monkeys’, it has been... read more
New mothers are hiding postnatal depression because they’re afraid of being labelled a ‘bad mother’, a new study has found. Women also say the... read more
A mother-of-two who lost nearly seven stone naturally but was left with a huge apron of flabby skin has been told she can’t have a tummy tuck on the NHS t... read more
Colin Dougall from LloydsPharmacy in Glasgow answers your common medicine queries As part of a weekly series, in association with LloydsPharmacy, Colin Dougall ... read more
Magnetic pulses can mute the voices that torment schizophrenia sufferers, a new study has found. More than a third of patients who underwent the pioneering trea... read more
A father-of-three whose fingers were replaced with his toes after a horrific accident has learnt how to use his new digits to hold a pen – and even peel v... read more
Life-changing: Raymond Kelly, 91, underwent the procedure after several hearing aid IF hearing aids don’t work, then another potential option is a cochlear im... read more
Women should not worry about using their mobile phone during pregnancy as it will not harm the baby’s brain, new research has found. Fears over radio freq... read more
Who could fail to be cheered by the news that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting her third child? But while I am delighted for Kate, I am also overcome by an... read more
