The Ministry of Health has launched an independent inquiry to look into what appears to be a technical fault in an incubator used to store embryos for IVF. In a statement, the Ministry for Health said...

It can almost certainly ease chronic pain and might help some people sleep, but it may also raise the risk of getting schizophrenia and trigger heart attacks. Those are among the conclusions...

The Health Ministry has confirmed that there were two reports of rats active in ‘non-inpatient’ areas of Sir Paul Boffa Hospital, one of which has been “concluded positively”...

A next step for smart watches and fitness trackers? Wearable gadgets gave a Stanford University professor an early warning that he was getting sick before he ever felt any symptoms of Lyme...

New parents, get ready to feed your babies peanut-containing foods - starting young lowers their chances of becoming allergic. The National Institutes of Health issued new guidelines Thursday...

Scientists are developing a robotic sleeve that can encase a flabby diseased heart and gently squeeze to keep it pumping. So far it's been tested only in animals, improving blood flow in pigs....

Weekend warriors, take a victory lap. People who pack their workouts into one or two sessions a week lower their risk of dying over roughly the next decade nearly as much as people who exercise more...

We make 'em, we break 'em. New Year's diet resolutions fall like needles on Christmas trees as January goes on. Genes can work against us. Metabolism, too. But a food behavior researcher has tested a...

A man with deadly brain cancer that had spread to his spine saw his tumors shrink and, for a time, completely vanish after a novel treatment to help his immune system attack his disease - another...

Because of her cerebral palsy, 4-year-old Scarlett Wilgis has trouble opening her hands and can't get around without help. Her parents have scoured store shelves and websites for toys for her but have...