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Scientists have found that natural properties found in pollen shells could help develop new techniques to tackle antibiotic resistance

The surgery was created to postpone menopause which can trigger serious health problems for thousands of women, including osteoporosis and heart problems.

A defective gene in breast tumour cells 'hijacks' the immune system and can promote metastases elsewhere in the body, a new study published in the journal Nature has revealed.

Patients that stop taking statins could have an increased risk of being admitted to hospital with heart or blood vessel problems during an average follow-up period of 2.4 years, according to a new study.

Medical editor, Dr Harry Brown continues his top tips for everyday life series. In this blog post, he finds the solution to sending large files across the internet.

Almost one in five children are overweight or obese when they start primary school, rising to one in three when they start secondary school. Childhood obesity is a health challenge that forms a major part of the Government's new prevention green paper, but how can real progress be made?

A new multi-national survey has revealed that asthma sufferers are missing nearly one-tenth of work hours due to their symptoms, which also results in a loss of productivity and affects their emotional wellbeing.

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation or tickle therapy can rebalance the autonomic nervous system for patients over 55 years and potentially slow down one of the effects of ageing.

A fundamental review of the Scottish Breast Screening Programme is to be carried out to look at advances in technology and ways to increase participation and address health inequalities.

Pregnant women with diabetes may be more likely to experience a stillbirth when they have obesity or poorly controlled blood sugar, a new study suggests.

According to NICE, multimorbidity refers to the presence of two or more long-term health conditions. Over 50% of patients aged over 85 years have three or more long-term conditions. Dr Sanjay Suman looks at ways to relieve the treatment burden.

People with cancer have trouble accessing appropriate psychological support, a new global report has found. Seven out of ten respondents (69%) said they needed psychological support either during or after their cancer care, but a third (34%) of those who needed it said it was 'not available'.

Testosterone may significantly improve sexual wellbeing for postmenopausal women, according to a new Lancet study. Benefits include improved sexual desire, function and pleasure, together with reduced concerns and distress about sex.

The Royal College of General Practitioners has written to the UK's new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, urging him to safeguard general practice, keep prevention at the heart of health policy, and protect the NHS and patient care by ruling out a no-deal Brexit.

The UK has one of the most unequal distributions of wealth of all western countries impacting on health outcomes. A new report today by the Social Metrics Commission revealed that seven million people are living in persistent poverty.