Last autumn, when Martin Meltzer calculated that 1.4 million people might contract Ebola in West Africa, the world paid attention. This was, he said, a worst-case scenario. Meltzer is the most...

The European Medicines Agency has recommended approving what would be the world's first licensed malaria vaccine, even though it's only about 30 percent effective and its protection fades over...

For nearly a century, insulin has been a life-saving diabetes treatment. Now scientists are testing a tantalizing question: What if pills containing the same medicine patients inject every day could...

The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN)  has warned that the bed shortage crisis at Mater Dei Hospital had led to an unprecedented strain on the national health service.  In a letter...

International scientists gathering in Washington for a conference this week expressed cautious optimism that they may finally be on the right track to fight Alzheimer's, a disease that already affects...

emCare has launched weekly offers on a variety of the company's health and care solutions aimed at peace of mind, accident prevention and maintaining one's independence within the home. For the...

The government has entered into an agreement with St James Hospital where a number of ENT and intermediate operations will be conducted at the private hospital, Parliamentary Secretary Chris Fearne...

Parliamentary Secretary Justyne Caruana and St Vincent de Paul CEO Josianne Cutajar today launched the dementia helpline 1771 which aims to tackle queries related to dementia. Although the...

More than 1 in 5 sexually active teen girls in the United States have used the morning-after pill - a dramatic increase that likely reflects that it's easier now for teens to buy the emergency...

The latest Alzheimer's research has a clear theme: Change your lifestyle to protect your brain. It will take several years for scientists to prove whether some experimental drugs could at least...