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The two main types of oesophageal cancer display distinct genetic characteristics and should be studied separately in clinical trials, according to a large US study. 

Prime Minister Theresa May is to set out plans to tackle the €œhidden injustice€ of mental illness and overhaul mental health care in a speech today. 

NICE has issued draft guidance setting out what medicines adults, young people and children with asthma should take to control symptoms and reduce asthma attacks.

European experts have called for frail patients to have tailored cardiac rehabilitation programmes in a paper published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Commitments to ensure parity of esteem between mental and physical health services in England will not be consistently met this year, a survey has revealed.

Exposure therapy in virtual reality (VR) could prove more effective for treating social anxiety disorder than exposure therapy in real life, according to a new study

Patients with traumatic head injuries should be cooled down to improve their chances of survival, but this could prove fatal if attempted in children, researchers have said.

European experts have called for frail patients to have tailored cardiac rehabilitation programmes in a paper published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

GPs face significant challenges in diagnosing the deadliest of the gynaecological cancers – ovarian cancer – according to Target Ovarian Cancer's state-of-the-nation Pathfinder 2016 study.

Living with diabetes can be challenging on many levels, and complex environmental, social, behavioural and emotional issues — known as psychosocial factors — influence the health of people living with the disease, as well as their ability to manage their diabetes.

The 2015 Health Survey for England (HSE) found that 16% of children aged 8 to 15 reported ever having an alcoholic drink - the lowest level reported since the HSE began and down from a high point of 45% in 2003.

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has published advice accepted the drug Cabazitaxel (Jevtana) for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer for routine use by NHS Scotland.

People with learning disabilities die, on average, more than 14 years younger than the general population, and are significantly more likely to have certain conditions and diseases, new figures have shown.

A new exercise programme to reduce the risk of heart disease in kidney transplant patients is being developed by researchers at Loughborough University, the University of Leicester and Leicester's hospitals.

The drug Arevert (dimenhydrinate 40mg), used for the treatment of peripheral-vestibular vertigo associated with Ménière-like symptoms, was significantly superior to betahistine in relieving symptoms of the condition when used in combination with cinnarizine 20mg, pharmaceutical Hennig Arzneimittel has announced.