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Pancreatic cancer may be identified using a stool sample, offering a simple, non-invasive method to detecting this hard-to-treat disease.

Last week, Costa Rica joined the ever-growing list of countries that have legalised marijuana for medical purposes and allowed its cultivation for industrial use.

NICE has recommended an innovative life-extending drug for treating mutation-positive locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adults as an option for use within the Cancer Drugs Fund.

Consuming alcohol with meals was associated with a 14% lower risk of type 2 diabetes compared to consuming alcohol without eating food, according to new research.

Unless the government commits to publishing an evidence-based workforce plan, the NHS will remain "woefully underprepared" to cope with our ageing population, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is warning.

The House of Lords have voted in support of an amendment to the Health and Care Bill that will require the government to publish regular health and care workforce projections.

White people in England are more than twice as likely to get most types of cancer than people from Black, Asian or Mixed ethnic backgrounds, according to research by Cancer Research UK.

People with mild cognitive impairment may not go on to develop dementia if they have a high standard of education and advanced written language skills, according to new research.

One third of adults struggled to access NHS treatment during the pandemic pushing almost one in eight of them to use private healthcare, which is the equivalent of around two million people. 

Regulations making Covid-19 vaccination a condition of deployment in health and social care will be revoked on Tuesday 15 March, the Health and Social Care Secretary has confirmed this week.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has conditionally recommended the anti-viral drug molnupiravir for patients with non-severe Covid-19 who are at highest risk of hospitalisation.

Exercise interventions delivered by health professionals in primary care settings appear to boost levels of physical activity and increase weight loss, according to new research.

Health leaders have welcomed the introduction of the new proposed standards for mental health services, which aims to ensure people with an urgent mental health are seen by a community crisis team within 24 hours.

Women with breast pain alone should be reassured by health professionals that they have "no higher risk of breast cancer than asymptomatic women," according to a study published in the British Journal of General Practice.

A new report is calling for the government to take stronger action to tackle the leading risk factors for ill health following years of slow, uneven and disjointed policy making.