The Health Division will be conducting the Second European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) in Malta and Gozo with fieldwork planned for this autumn, starting in mid October over a period of three...

A five-hour Ebola training drill was held yesterday, as part of a series of training drills that have been conducted for the past months at Mater Dei Hospital. These training sessions are aimed at...

Deaths from heroin overdose doubled in just two years in much of the United States, a new government study says. The annual number of U.S. drug overdose deaths has been growing for more than 20...

American Marines scrambled to add Ebola treatment beds in Liberia on Friday, while the U.S. and Britain readied new disease screenings for passengers arriving at their airports from West Africa....

The Obama administration is tightening oversight of high-stakes scientific research involving dangerous germs that could raise biosecurity concerns, imposing new safety rules on universities and other...

Statistically one in four people will endure a mental health problem throughout their lives, however fear not, help is readily available. Living with depression is a lifelong battle, Joseph, 50, said...

Brittany Maynard will not live to see if her advocacy makes a difference. The 29-year-old woman expects to die no later than Nov. 1. If the brain cancer from which she suffers does not kill her...

Two studies give disappointing news for parents looking for a way to prevent celiac disease in babies at higher risk for it because of family history. Neither breast-feeding nor timing the start of...

Patients are being kept at the hospital for an extra day until consultants review their blood test results and discharge them the next day, sources within Mater Dei told this newsroom. Sources...

One of the big frustrations of surgery: There's little way to know if a patient will be a fast or slow healer, someone who feels back to normal in a week or is out of work for a month with lingering...