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The CEO of Britain's only manufacturer of HIV self-testing kits is calling for a radical shake up of HIV education and testing by Public Health England (PHE).

A new kit has been launched that will allow pregnant women to test for Group B Streptococcus at home.

The drug solanezumab has failed to meet its primary endpoint of slowing cognitive decline in people with mild Alzheimer's disease, pharmaceutical Eli Lilly and Company has announced.

Twenty areas in England are to receive a share of £40 million to develop specialist community mental health services for expectant and new mums, with the aim of reaching 30,000 more women a year by 2021, NHS England has announced.

The charity Heart Valve Voice has released new guidance for heart valve disease for primary care practitioners. The guidance – the first of its kind – offers practical advice on the assessment and treatment of the disease by GPs and other primary care givers.

Stop Smoking Services across England are facing ongoing budget cuts after six in ten local authorities (59%) were forced to reduce their funding in the last year according to a new joint report by ASH and Cancer Research UK published today.

The increase in antibiotic use has been reversed for the first time in England. Doctors prescribed 2.2 million less antibiotics between 2014 to 2015 – reducing from 40.7 million to 38.5 million, data from Public Health England (PHE) shows.

The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and the European Patients Forum (EPF) have today called on the European Commission and national governments to step up the fight against drug-resistant infections.

Managing the menopause can be difficult for GPs. This article looks at some common myths and misconceptions GPs might encounter

Child nutrition expert Judy More looks at the call for vitamin D supplementation for everyone.

Winter brings with it a multitude of health risks, yet a successful annual 'flu vaccination drive can go some way to alleviating the dangers associated with one of the more common conditions

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) would benefit if pulmonary function testing was used more consistently to diagnose the condition, according to a study in CMAJ

Cervical screening coverage for women aged 25-64 has dropped for the second consecutive year, falling from 73.5% in 2015 and 75.7 % in 2014 to 72.73% this year, new figures have revealed.

A new treatment option for adult patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease has been launched in the UK. 

A new personalised breast cancer programme which will map patients' DNA and RNA to tailor treatment for individuals launches at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute.