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Routine testing for bowel cancer should not be recommended for everyone aged 50-79 years because, for those at very low risk, the benefit is small and uncertain and there are potential harms.

Aspiring parents should both avoid drinking alcohol prior to conception to protect against congenital heart defects, according to new research.

An estimated 1.2 million people are living with diagnosed COPD in the UK and the prevalence is increasing year on year. Studies from the UK and Europe suggest that at least half those affected by COPD are undiagnosed.

Substantial variation exists between general practices in uptake of new prescribing guidance, with important implications for patient care and health expenditure.

Middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes or heart disease could be at high risk for cancer and early death when sleeping less than six hours per day.

Approximately one in forty-two thousand children are born with a disease called CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder found to be one of the most common genetic causes of epilepsy in children, according to a new medical report.

People who achieve weight loss of 10% or more in the first five years following diagnosis with type 2 diabetes have the greatest chance of seeing their disease go into remission, according to new research.

Women are dying due to stark inequalities in awareness, diagnosis and treatment of heart attacks, according to a new report by the British Heart Foundation.

Delaying symptom onset by as little as one year could potentially lower Alzheimer's disease prevalence by more than nine million cases over the next 40 years. Professor Peter Passmore looks at the modifiable risk factors.

Music for Dementia 2020 is launching the first ever Musical Map for Dementia. Its aim is to provide those affected by the condition with information on music-based events and services in their area.

The introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Scotland appears to have been successful in reducing the amount of alcohol purchased and, by inference, consumption by households, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

Patients with the gum disease periodontitis have a greater likelihood of hypertension and should be informed of their risk and given advice on lifestyle changes to prevent high blood pressure such as exercise and a healthy diet.

A cannabidiol oral solution for use as adjunctive therapy of childhood seizures is the first plant-derived cannabis-based medicine to be approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Constipation is a widespread issue with GPs seeing on average 6.3 patients with constipation each week. Over two million minutes a week are spent in consultations for constipation, equivalent to over 200,000 GP appointments. Yet it a problem not taken seriously enough by patients.

A treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia has received a positive opinion recommendation from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency.