Doctors have found a disturbing downside to some powerful new drugs that harness the immune system to fight cancer: In rare cases, they may cause potentially fatal heart damage, especially when used...

For the third time, Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a multimillion-dollar jury verdict over whether the talc in its iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine...

A bold experiment is giving some patients a chance at cutting years off their wait for a kidney transplant if they agree to a drastic-sounding option - getting an organ almost sure to infect them with...

Trapped in a walk-in hotel freezer with subzero temperatures, Carolyn Robinson Mangham knocked so desperately on the door that the skin on her knuckles had worn away, her husband said in a...

Cigarettes contribute to more than 1 in 4 cancer deaths in the U.S. The rate is highest among men in Southern states where smoking is more common and the rules against it are not as strict. The...

Taste&Flair magazine - a 160 page bumper edition - is out with The Malta Independent this Sunday 6th November. Make sure to get your  jam packed copy this weekend!  in the meantime have...

Think autism and an image of an awkward boy typically emerges, but the way autism strikes girls - or doesn't - may help reveal some of the developmental disorder's frustrating secrets. Autism is...

A team of researchers from Google have shown that machines are learning their own way how to protect their messages through encryption. In this way, they are being able to send secret messages to...

In August, Facebook changed the privacy policy of the WhatsApp messaging service. Since then, European Union privacy regulators have expressed their concerns and now they have called Facebook to stop...

Written by Julia Psaila, ICTSA Subcommittee Member  Almost 30 of the top ICT companies in Malta have taken part in this year's ICT Students' Association Industry Expo 2016. This event, which...