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A rapid test that can help preserve the hearing of newborn babies is set to be used by NHS hospitals. For some babies, commonly used...

London scientists have developed a blood test that could be used to predict the risk of Alzheimer’s disease up to three and a half years...

Eating at least two portions of oily fish such as mackerel, sardines or herrings a week is linked to a lower risk of chronic kidney...

If you haven't included exercise in your lifestyle before (or have just had a really long break from it), a fresh new year is a great...

Pharmacists will now be able to give alternative forms of penicillin directly to patients to help treat strep A infections, amid...

It may be the subject of many a cruel joke, but erectile dysfunction is no laughing matter for those men experiencing it. One in five men...

Parents are being asked to be on the lookout for signs of strep A infection after reports a ninth child has died from the bacterial...

Researchers are recruiting 20,000 children for a trial to try to identify those at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes. If left...

Blood that has been grown in a laboratory has been put into people in a world-first clinical trial, UK researchers say. Tiny amounts -...

Plans have been launched by MPs and public health bosses to make London smoke-free by 2030. The NHS has joined forces with MPs, academics...