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A new treatment may reduce the frequency of coughing, including in patients who have suffered from a chronic cough for more than 15 years, according to results from a clinical trial

The Bowel Interest Group (BIG) has published a new information pack for general practices on managing chronic constipation through key therapeutic stages, ensuring that patients are not left for long periods with treatments that are not working.

England will fail to be smoke-free by 2030 if current smoking trends continue, according to a report from Cancer Research UK.

The Royal College of General Practitioners and 20 other leading health organisations have written to the Prime Minister urging him to accept the recommendations from the Health Equity in England: the Marmot review 10 years on report.

There has been an increase in deaths and disability due to chronic respiratory diseases over the past three decades with the poorest regions of the world having the greatest disease burden.

The Royal Colleges of Physicians, Nursing, Emergency Medicine and Psychiatrists have joined forces to create a consensus statement that is aimed at helping patients with mental health needs in acute hospitals.

Scientists have identified chemicals in urine that are specific to overactive bladder. This could lead the way to a new dipstick test that will reduce diagnosis times and allow treatment to be started before debilitating symptoms.

Macrolide antibiotics used during early pregnancy increase the risk of major birth defects, particularly heart defects, compared with children of mothers prescribed penicillin, according to a new study which advises that alternative antibiotics should be prescribed until further research is available.

Women who take statins in the long term could be less likely to develop ovarian cancer, according to new research funded by Cancer Research UK.

A radical rethink on child health is needed according to a new report from the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and the Lancet which states that no single country is adequately protecting the future of children's health and their environment.

Eating a Mediterranean diet for a year boosts the types of gut bacteria linked to 'healthy' ageing, while reducing those associated with harmful inflammation in older people.

A map revealing how genetic changes shape the physical tumour landscape of breast cancer could provide doctors with extra information about each patient's tumour upon diagnosis, allowing them to match each patient with the best course of treatment for them.

Peyronie's disease is characterised by plaque formation under the skin of the penis with an associated variable penile angulation in the erect state. This article reviews management options.

The number of people dying within a month of breaking their hip has halved since the National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) was established, but more still needs to be done to identify people at risk earlier. 

Our social care system is 'under siege' as it is faced with too much demand and too little supply, according to an Age UK report on how older people increasingly have to battle for care.