Middle-aged women can safely go ten years between cervical screening tests if they test negative for HPV, research suggests. 

Millions of people in the UK are putting their sight at risk by continuing to smoke, warn specialists. Despite the clear connection, only one in five people recognise that smoking can lead to blindness, a poll for the Association of Optometrists...

Carrying more fat on legs compared with the stomach protects postmenopausal women from heart disease, a study says. Women of a healthy weight with the highest risk of stroke or heart disease had the most belly fat and the least hip and thigh...

People should open windows when they cook and stop drying clothes indoors to reduce air pollution in their homes, health chiefs have warned.

Thousands of NHS patients are dying because medical staff are too afraid to admit their mistakes, according to a report.

Team sport players are as good at endurance as long-distance runners and as powerful as bodybuilders - and it is down to their blend of training, a study suggests.

A high-tech robot surgeon is set to transform knee replacements for thousands of NHS patients. The £800,000 ‘robodoc’ is so precise it allows doctors to make artificial joints fit perfectly, reducing the chances of them wearing out after ten...

Drinking coffee could help people slim down and avoid type 2 diabetes by helping the body burn off extra calories, according to researchers.

Vitamins are important for our body, but often get ignored in our obsession with proteins and fats. Vitamins are a part of the essential micro-nutrients that are required in smaller quantities by our body, for smooth functioning of a number...