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People in the UK should have at least 30 minutes of sunlight on bare skin several times a week to generate enough Vitamin D to prevent diseases such as cancer, according to a study.

A first of its kind expert consensus report on Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), contributed to by more than 1,000 healthcare professionals across Europe, has been presented today at the Healthcare Infection Society International Congress in Lyon, France.

Councils must ensure that spending cuts and short term targets do not undermine long-term investment in the prevention of ill health in old age.

Survey results, released this week for World Pancreatic Cancer Day, have shown that 64% of people in the UK say they 'know almost nothing' about pancreatic cancer. 

A leading researcher has been awarded £1.7million in funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), enabling the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research to identify people most at risk of an asthma attack.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued draft recommendations to provide best practice advice on the care of babies and young children with lung infection bronchiolitis.

A type of brain surgery conducted in childhood for medication-resistant epilepsy reduces chronic seizures and can protect memory development, according to a new study. 

Health and social care professionals could play a vital role in helping older people to overcome embarrassment around their care needs, a new study has shown. 

Stroke is the third largest cause of death in England. Multiple factors may contribute to a high risk of malnutrition after stroke including physical, social and psychological issues that all impact on quality of life.

People who are short have an increased risk of dementia death, according to the findings of a new study.

Genetic data is helping to identify new gene mutations that may cause autism, according to new research.

All clinicians including surgeons must expect to care for an increasingly older group of patients. Yet sufficient emphasis was not placed on the special needs of older patients in the medical curriculum for undergraduate and medical/surgical postgraduate training.

Regardless of age, frailty is a strong risk factor for dying prematurely after a kidney transplant according to a new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation

New research has shown a protein that controls the growth of new blood vessels could potentially reduce the effects of cardiovascular disease in patients' legs, including risks of leg ulcers, gangrene, and amputation.

A new study has been launched to understand more about pre-eclampsia, charting pregnancy from conception to birth.