Health

The Department of Health said modernisation was 'a necessity, not an option'.

Hospitals may have to close under reforms to the NHS in England, a report from the NHS Confederation suggests.

The findings, reported in the Observer, criticise ministers for not explaining the need for the reforms, describing some of the proc...

There may be genetic damage just moments after smoking

Smoking damages the body in minutes rather than years, according to research in the US.

The report, published in Chemical Research in Toxicology, shows that chemicals which cause cancer form rapidly after smoking.<...

Rhya's neurologist had never diagnosed anyone with the condition HNPP before

"I am on every drug you can imagine," says Rhya Homewood, listing the 33 different pills she takes every day to cope with her pain.

"I used to go riding, loved hiking with my sons and I used to be a dance instructor but I can't do any of that n...

Mr Bertrand said it was his duty to rebuild the system to protect the public

French Health Minister Xavier Bertrand has promised a complete revamp of the country's medical regulatory system.

He was speaking after an official report said a diabetes drug which caused up to 2,000 deaths should have been banned 10 years earlier.

T...