Four of the UK's largest multiples have claimed that using pharmacy care plans to support patients with long-term health conditions could reduce the cost of healthcare by up to 21%.

Weight loss surgery, such as gastric bands and bypasses, has proven to be good for the heart in many ways. A study has found that obese people are twice as likely to find love after weight loss surgery.

A new type of antibiotic that kills hospital superbugs has been developed by scientists. In experiments, the drugs cured mice of notoriously difficult-to-treat, antibiotic-resistant MRSA infections.

Autistic children are missing out on life-saving vaccinations, new research suggests. Only 81.6 per cent of those on the autism spectrum have received all the recommended vaccinations for children aged between four and six years old, a study...

Thank God. I got all the help I needed at the right time with help of the NHS and my family, who insisted I went to the hospital; this saved my life. Today, I am fortunate enough to be one of the many faces of the NHS and the Stroke Awareness...

Diagnosing prostate cancer could be revolutionised thanks to a pioneering British study that aims to catch the disease early.

34-year-old midwife, Emily Dial, who works at the Frankfort Regional Center in Kentucky, USA, scrubbed up, put on a pair of sterilised gloves and performed her own caesarean section and delivered her daughter. She hopes to show other mothers...