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Up to 5,000 family doctors are prevented by needless red tape from returning to the GP workforce, according to new research.

Scientists from the University of California have used advanced scanning techniques to find that male brains grow more quickly than those of female infants.

Patients are facing long delays for surgical treatment because clinical commissioning groups are ignoring evidence-based guidance on when to provide surgery, according to a new report.

The Research and Development Team at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is trialling the world's first delivery of asenapine, an antipsychotic medication, through patch application as a new method of treatment for people…

New research has revealed a growing trend of people taking important health and well-being advice from 'unreliable sources' such as social media sites like Facebook or Twitter for advice on health issues.

Patients with diabetes demonstrated an increased risk for head and neck cancers, particularly malignancies of the oral cavity, oropharynx and nasopharynx, according to a new study.

The main psychoactive ingredient of cannabis can cause short-term paranoia, according to the results of a study.

Scientists have discovered how genes cause bowel cancer cells to become resistant to treatments used against the disease, according to a new report.

The nursing workforce increased by almost 9,000 over the past six months to nearly 315,000 €“ the highest on record, according to research by The King's Fund.

A dozen babies have been born using a naturally occurring hormone, kisspeptin, which stimulates women's ovaries to produce eggs. 

A leading appetite and obesity expert has called on health professionals not to "pyschopathologise the obese" as their apparently addictive response is a natural response to our food environment which "pushes food and beverages high in fat,…

The new National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) obesity guidelines will lead to a sharp rise in bariatric surgery among type 2 diabetes patients in the UK, according to Dr Valentina Gburcik, a senior analyst at research firm…

Leading paediatric endinocronology Professor Robert Lustig has called on the government to act against high sugar content in food after outlining how it resembles alcohol's effects on the brain resulting in "a vicious cycle of consumption…

Vitamin D deficiency is common in the older population who often have less sun exposure. In fact around 50% of UK adults have a vitamin D deficiency, which can cause osteoporosis amongst other outcomes. Here, GM editor Alison Bloomer looks…

Almost 40 per cent of pancreatic cancers €” one of the deadliest forms of cancer €” could be avoided through maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking, according to Cancer Research UK.