Category: Health

Mark Hutchinson was only 52 when he died unexpectedly last year after suffering two strokes “out of the blue”.

Gone are the days when facelifts were for the ageing wealthy. Now younger people are going under the knife.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains one of the most pressing public health challenges, leaving millions with lasting disabilities each year.

Surgeons in the United States perform nearly 600,000 coronary artery stent procedures and bypass surgeries every year.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a global public health issue marked by repeated upper airway collapse during sleep, is tied to diverse diseases-from cardiovascular conditions to

Serious damage to short-term kidney function-known as acute kidney injury, or AKI-can be fatal and also increase the risk of irreversible chronic kidney disease. It

New research comparing four different flu vaccines found that the ability of the vaccines to activate cells of the immune system that help to protect

At least 153 unvaccinated students at two northern South Carolina schools exposed to measles are being quarantined for 21 days, state health officials said.

The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023’s record total

The world’s largest factory that produces mosquitoes that can prevent dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses from reproducing has opened in Curitiba, Brazil.

The health secretary launches strongest criticism yet of the union ahead of Friday’s strike by resident doctors.

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson explains why it can be a more peaceful way to live.

Psychologists subjected a BBC reporter to a carefully designed thermal camera stress test.

The weeks leading up to a major surgery can be a time of uncertainty and worry for patients, many of whom anticipate the need for