I often look back on my first experience of motherhood and how I handled it. My two boys are grown up now, but onlookers then would probably have laughed at my occasionally slap-dash attitude which,...

The Nationalist Party has led an internal consultation process, which at times involved primary stakeholders, which discussed the government document on organ and tissue donation. At the last...

It is safe to say that mothers play an important part in their children's upbringing. Here in Malta, it seems that each and every child has some form of after school activity. Dance, drama, music or...

In a rather unprecedented move, former nursing union president Paul Pace has been appointed the post of CEO at the Health Ministry, one of his tasks includes that of overseeing the logistics of a...

The brain ages just like the rest of a body, says a new report that urges seniors to take steps to keep sharp. The prestigious Institute of Medicine examined what scientists know about "cognitive...

More cancer patients are getting the genes in their tumors mapped to help guide their treatment. New research suggests that isn't always accurate enough, and a second test could help ferret out the...

Diabetes that develops early in pregnancy may increase women's chances of having a child with autism, according to a new study. The risk was seen in young children whose mothers were diagnosed...

Doctors traced a man's kidney failure to an unusual cause - his habit of drinking a gallon (almost four liters) of iced tea each day. They ruled out several potential causes before stumbling on a...

The intensive care unit is a last frontier for physical therapy: It's hard to exercise patients hooked to ventilators so they can breathe. Some hospitals do manage to help critically ill patients...

The makers of the nasal spray version of the flu vaccine say now they know why it has failed to protect young U.S. children against swine flu - fragile doses got too warm. The AstraZeneca FluMist...