Medications for children should be placed in hand luggage on a flight in case they become ill during the journey, a new study suggests.

Bengalis and ‘Mishti’ (Bengali for ‘desserts’) are like two inseparable components of the same organism, they are entwined together since ancient times when the land of Bengal was known as ‘Gour’, derived from the Bengali word for jaggery, ‘Gur’....

Superbugs resistant to emergency antibiotics are spreading in hospitals, a Europe-wide study shows. Drugs called carbapenems are used when an infection cannot be treated with anything else.

Supermarkets should be redesigned to have fruit and vegetables by the door and live cooking demonstrations for healthy meals, experts say.

Scans carried out when someone is first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis can predict their long-term prognosis, research has shown.mMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are already a key part of the diagnosis and management of MS. But a 15-year...

About one in four new parents in England is not seeing a health visitor when their baby turns one, increasing the risk of mental health problems going unnoticed, the NSPCC says.

The organic shawl used by Meghan Markle to swaddle baby Archie was reportedly made in an Indian sweatshop where workers are paid as little as 37p per hour.

The death of a boy after a severe allergic reaction at school is being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive, the BBC has learned. At the inquest, the coroner called the school's emergency response to Karanbir Cheema's anaphylaxis...

International students are "paying through the nose for a woefully inadequate document-checking service" for UK study visas, say universities. Some students are waiting 30 days for checks on the documents and biometric information they need,...

Sneh Patel, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year, never thought she would live to see her 70th birthday.