Internal Medicine
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How healthy living stops bowel cancer
A healthy lifestyle is closely linked to the risk of getting bowel cancer, according to the findings of a major European study today. Read more
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Row as liver virus found in donated blood
There was controversy today over a study which revealed that thousands of blood donors are infected with a usually harmless liver virus. Read more
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Hope for new cancer drug
A new drug aimed at the DNA of cancer cells could help patients with untreatable disease, a conference has heard. Read more
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Lifestyle plea to beat pancreas cancer
Many people could avoid one of the UK’s deadliest cancers by lifestyle changes, researchers say today. Read more
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Kidney printing to boost surgery
Surgeons are beginning to use 3D models of kidneys to plan cancer operations, it has been revealed. Read more
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Water and grapefruit for kidney day
Today is World Kidney Day and campaigners are urging the world to start it with a glass of water. Read more
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Transplant survival boost
Organ transplant patients in the UK are enjoying improved survival in spite of surgeons taking greater risks about which organs to use, a report has revealed. Read more
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Lungs preserved for 11 hours in transplant first
Doctors in Belgium have successfully preserved a set of human lungs outside the body for 11 hours to conduct a pioneering transplant operation, it has been announced. Read more
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Scottish boost for diabetes transplants
Scottish researchers say they have successfully found ways of boosting transplants to improve treatments for patients with diabetes. Read more
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Kidney disease label too broad
Too many people are being told they have kidney disease, experts claim today. Read more