A fire that broke out at the private Changfeng Hospital in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon resulted in the death of 29 people, including 26 patients, a nurse, a medical assistant, and a family member....
According to United Nations data released on Wednesday, India is on track to surpass China as the world’s most populous nation by mid-2023. The report raises questions about whether India's...
Men born at high risk of developing prostate cancer should have extra checks every year from the age of 40, experts say. Men with certain mutations in their DNA, their genetic code, are more likely...
A new virus that has killed nine people could mutate and spread further, Chinese health officials have warned, as they step up containment measures. There are now 440 confirmed cases of the outbreak...
Fatty tissue has been found in the lungs of overweight and obese people for the first time. Australian researchers analysed lung samples from 52 people and found the amount of fat increased in line...
There needs to be easier access to NHS screening programmes in England, including evening and weekend clinics, to increase uptake, a review says. The report by Prof Sir Mike Richards also called for...
Health is a stable state of physical, mental and social well-being is undisturbed by illness and infirmity. There are many ways you can secure a good health, live longer and happier. You can...
Microplastics in drinking water do not appear to pose a health risk at current levels, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In its first report on the issue, the WHO found that larger...
More than 40 US states have filed a lawsuit accusing pharmaceutical firms of conspiring to artificially inflate the cost of common medicinal drugs. The lawsuit alleges that as many as 20 companies...
This time around, fighting the disease is particularly
difficult because there are repeated attacks by armed groups in the affected
area. In Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the number...
Examining the bacteria and viruses in the noses of children could give clues to improve the diagnosis and treatment of severe lung infections, a new study has found. Lung infections are a leading...
A UK patient's HIV has become "undetectable" following a stem cell transplant - in only the second case of its kind, doctors report in Nature. The London patient, who was being treated for cancer,...