Genes and apps could limit health check invites
August 16th 2019 - The NHS could seek to cut the cost of screening middle-aged adults by using apps and AI, it was announced today.

Cannabis products too expensive - NICE
August 9th 2019 - Medicinal cannabis products are being sold at excessive prices outweighing potential benefits for patients, regulators have said.

Dark chocolate 'may relieve depression'
August 2nd 2019 - Eating dark chocolate may relieve depressive symptoms, according to the first study of its kind that examines the association with depression according to the type of chocolate consumed.

Plea to tackle hepatitis
July 26th 2019 - Just six billion dollars a year would prevent millions of premature deaths from hepatitis over the next decade, the World Health Organisation says today.

Salt regulation changes linked to disease rise
July 19th 2019 - The end of government regulations on salt content in food is linked to thousands of extra cardiovascular disease and stomach cancer cases in England, it was claimed today.

Lyme disease more common than believed
July 2019 - The number of cases of tick-borne Lyme disease in the UK have been significantly underestimated, according to an analysis published today.

Child battery ingestion care needs guidelines - investigators
June 2019 - The NHS may evaluate the use of metal detectors for rapid diagnosis of children feared to have swallowed dangerous items, including batteries.

Chaos study identifies pregnancy alcohol damage
May 2019 - Any consumption of alcohol in pregnancy is not safe because of changes it can cause to the brain, according to Scottish researchers.

Space tech makes safe walking maps
April 2019 - Space technology is to be directly applied to healthcare in two new projects, it was announced today.

Global study highlights C-section death rates
March 2019 - Death rates from caesarean sections are disproportionately high in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), according to the largest study to date on risks following C-sections, published today.

Ovary transplant baby born
September 24th 2004 - The first baby has been born to a woman who underwent an ovary transplant, it was announced today.

Celebrations and questions over Tamara birth
September 27th 2004 - The birth of a baby to a woman who had an ovarian transplant has created hope for dozens of others - despite some scientific scepticism.

Bioterrorism alert as physicians from Australasia and Thailand meet
May 6th - 8th 2002 - News Special from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Brisbane.

Creativity or mental chaos - debated at international psychiatric conference
July 9th 2001 - The links between psychiatry and the arts are to be celebrated at a conference which starts in London today.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has teamed up with the World Psychiatric Association to stage the event: "2001: A Mind Odyssey".

Cover-ups that led to spread of mad cow disease
October 26th 2000 - The epidemic of so-called mad cow disease in the United Kingdom probably sprang from a genetic mutation in an animal in the early 1970s, according to a government report.

Curing bubble babies
June 27th 2000 - Two doctors spoke today of the remarkable treatments they have devised for two once incurable blood conditions - and how they hoped they could lead to more cures.