US diplomats push for rewriting to remove language inclusive of transgender people

On the centenary of the Spanish flu epidemic, a worldwide authority on infectious diseases issues a timely warning

Mysterious illness has sickened consulate staff in city of Guangzhou

Idea of broken-heart syndrome ‘appeals to our romanticism’

Doctors say yes. The sunbed lobby says not necessarily. So who do you believe?

Paul Krugman: Black-is-white dishonesty over healthcare plan is an assault on truth

US president Donald Trump gains traction on the controversial healthcare bill

In the third of our series on easy ways to get healthy, we look at why you should not fear fat

Many people misdiagnosed with the asthma, while others recover to the extent condition is no longer active, say experts

US doctor Henry Heimlich, invented the technique used to help victims of choking

A decision to proceed is likely to involve tight restrictions on prescribing and ease of access

Fear of the follicle is rampant in the pages of lifestyle magazines

Harvard study shows beneficial effects for women of attending religious services

In four states, North Dakota, South Dakota, Mississippi and Missouri, there is only one provider left

Implanted devices are being developed that can feed health data to a computer and then disappear

US is seeking to bring transparency to financial relationships between drugmakers and healthcare providers

People who consume 17-21 per cent of their calories as added sugar have a 38 per cent greater risk of death from cardiovascular disease

Calculate your BMI but also check the ratio of waist-to-hip circumference and be ultra- conscious of abdominal fat

How safe will our care be if our GPs are unable to cope with their workload, rising patient expectations and financial concerns?