Europe
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How healthy living cuts women’s stroke risk
Women who have a healthy diet and lifestyle can reduce their risk of stroke by more than half, Swedish researchers said last night. Read more
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Womb transplant success
A Swedish doctor has talked about the first birth of a child achieved after a womb transplant procedure. Read more
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Breast implant link to rare cancer
Breast implants may trigger the development of a rare kind of cancer in some women, researchers have found. Read more
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Nobel award for brain map professor
A London professor is to share this year’s Nobel Prize for medicine with two Norwegians, it has been announced. Read more
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Medicine side-effects at the click of a mouse
A new European project will allow the public to check the side-effects of medicines collected by all the countries of the EU, it has been announced. Read more
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Tissue freezing should be ‘option’ for women
Women should be able to use egg-freezing and ovarian implants as a lifestyle choice, according to fertility specialists. Read more
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Combinations set to revolutionise melanoma care
New combination treatments for melanoma halve the risk of the disease progressing, researchers have told a European conference. Read more
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Salt and walking key to heart day
Less salt and more walking are among remedies promoted today as the world is urged to take care of its heart. Read more
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How fitness boosts happiness
Keeping fit produces chemicals that purge the body of harmful substances – helping to boost mental health, researchers revealed last night. Read more
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Diagnosis drive for head and neck week
Thousands of people are being screened for cancer across European centres this week as part of a drive to tackle the disease affecting the head and neck. Read more