The government’s new national cancer board plans to improve the speed of diagnosis and the quality of treatment.

The lead author behind a major review into mental health has made clear the mental health problems young people face are “real” despite “overdiagnosis”.

Tailoring fall-prevention measures to individual patients may offer no significant benefit, according to a Cochrane review.

A blood test combining several biomarkers could help detect pancreatic cancer at an early stage, a study suggests.

Consultant recruitment freezes by trusts struggling to balance their books is creating “immediate and long-term risks” for cancer patient care.

A breast cancer drug has been approved by NICE following changes to its funding assessment process – reversing a previous ...

GPs, dentists and other healthcare professionals are being offered training to recognise potential early signs of motor ...

Viruses that already exist are more likely to be responsible for the next global pandemic than a virus generated by ...

Doctors taking medical exams should be able to claim reimbursement within weeks under a new system that was agreed in the ...

Fitness to practise processes “must never be used a weapon” against doctors, the General Medical Council has said.

There is no external oversight of workload when doctors juggle roles across multiple employers. A consultant’s recent death ...

Only one technology has been approved for use by GPs to test for suspected endometriosis, according to new draft guidance ...