news health

An implant which works by firing infrared light into the inner ear is being investigated by US researchers.

Cholera has killed nearly 300 Zimbabweans in recent weeks as the disease spreads and sanitation crumbles, the UN says.

The parents of a 17-month-old girl tell how surgeons used glue to seal tiny brain blood vessels that were threatening her life.

A ruling is expected that could have profound implications for UK asbestos-related cancer victims and their families.

The UK government's plan to fine hospitals for not hitting Clostridium difficile targets is unfair, experts say.

Police are tackling the growing problem of drink-related crime by offering youngsters a re-education programme.

A man from north Oxfordshire credits his pet Rottweiler with sniffing out his skin cancer.

The makers of the anti-impotence drug Viagra have withdrawn an application for the medicine to be available without a prescription.

Almost two in five people who drink to excess lie to their doctor about how much alcohol they really consume, says a survey.

Rapid drug treatment of babies with HIV dramatically cuts their risk of death and debilitating disease, research shows.