Federal health regulators are reviewing the safety of an implantable contraception device after receiving reports of unusual side effects from patients, including fatigue, depression and weight...

emCare recently launched PocketPal together with its partner, Lloyds Pharmacy at the Bournemouth Care Show. PocketPal has been designed to provide visibility, efficiency and accountability for...

Summer's a great excuse for cutting health corners but it's possible to live well even in hot weather. You can start by flicking through the latest issue of A&H for inspiration on exercise in warm...

Some widely used diabetes medicines help control blood sugar without the heart risks suggested by earlier research, new studies find. Although reassuring on safety, the results disappointed some...

Alcohol problems affect almost 33 million adults and most have never sought treatment, according to a government survey that suggests rates have increased in recent years. The study is the first...

A new, international panel of experts has studied the most recent evidence on mammograms to screen for breast cancer and says they do the most good for women in their 50s and 60s. Women who are...

Are you sitting down? In that case, you should probably stand up before reading this. In the first advice of its kind, British experts are recommending office workers stand for at least two hours...

For years, scientists have been trying to find a cure for cancer – the disease responsible for 8.2 million deaths in 2012. According to the World Health Organisation, the number of new cases is...

Protecting girls from cervical cancer might be possible with just one dose of the HPV vaccine rather than the three now recommended, a new analysis suggests. The authors of the study acknowledged...

A major study could change care for many of the hundreds of thousands of people each year who have cancer that spreads to the brain from other sites. Contrary to conventional wisdom, radiation therapy...