Internal Medicine
20/03/2013 - Organ checks for blood pressure patients
People with newly diagnosed high blood pressure should be checked for potential organ damage, according to British guidelines published today. More
14/03/2013 - Transplant challenge for World Kidney Day
Senior transplant specialists today called for steps to increase public awareness of organ donation for World Kidney Day. More
19/02/2013 - Transplant pioneer works on brain repair
A pioneering transplant surgeon has set out ambitious plans to extend the range of surgery by harnessing the power of stem cells. More
08/02/2013 - Britons underestimate alcohol intake
Some people in Britain may be drinking nearly twice as much alcohol as they think they are, according to a government-backed study revealed yesterday. More
29/01/2013 - Cancer threat to men
British men have become massively more susceptible to cancer than women, researchers warn today. More
14/01/2013 - Pill-sized throat scanner revealed
Scientists have developed a pill-sized device that can be used to study diseases of the gullet, it has been announced. More
02/01/2013 - New Year alert for liver month
Campaigners are urging the public to make dramatic cuts in their alcohol consumption this year. More
21/11/2012 - Tackle liver disease threat - chief medical officer
Britain needs to take action to tackle a rising problem of liver disease, the chief medical officer said today. More
21/09/2012 - Undiagnosed cancers that become emergencies
Tens of thousands of patients with cancer are only being diagnosed when they are rushed as emergencies to hospitals, according to figures published today. More
17/09/2012 - Kidney stone epidemic warning
Europe is facing a surge in kidney stone problems, urologists warned today. More
10/09/2012 - Gene findings flow
British researchers were unveiling new genetic findings last night, homing in on liver disease and cancer of the oesophagus. More
08/08/2012 - Grapefruit juice could boost cancer drug
The effectiveness of a transplant drug with potential anti-cancer properties is dramatically increased if taken alongside grapefruit juice, researchers say. More
06/08/2012 - Human evolution speeding up?
Key genes in the human immune system are evolving generation by generation - causing massive problems for transplant matches, researchers have warned. More
30/07/2012 - Kidney cancer vaccine hope
New "vaccines" are showing promise as new treatments for kidney cancer, researchers revealed last night. More
12/03/2012 - How to grow organs - pioneer
A pioneering transplant surgeon has called on researchers to step up efforts to "grow" new organs in laboratories. More
09/01/2012 - Give up the daily drink
Drinkers should cease believing that a daily drink is safe, MPs and senior doctors warned today. More
16/11/2011 - Encourage living donors - consultant
Doctors can reasonably encourage healthy people to donate a kidney to a stranger, a senior consultant argues today. More
15/11/2011 - Heart "revolution" hope
Patients with heart failure have successfully been treated with their own cells in a "revolutionary" treatment, researchers reported yesterday. More
08/11/2011 - Cancer patients may need obesity advice
People with cancer - or its early signs - should be given advice about their weight if they are obese, researchers warned today. More
07/11/2011 - Cancer women need fertility advice
Women undergoing treatment for breast cancer need to be given advice on how they can preserve fertility, a major conference was told today. More
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