A pioneering new initiative at a British hospital is using MRI scans to assess whether children with epilepsy should have surgery.

A genetic test could help women who delay motherhood then find they cannot conceive by identifying those who will go through the change of life early.

Despite the lack of reliable evidence underpinning the treatments being offered, the number of people resorting to stem-cell tourism is growing.

Working excessive hours is thought to damage cardiovascular health by causing a person’s heart rate and blood pressure to go up.

McDonald’s, Burger King and other fast-food outlets should offer diners free drugs to compensate for the risk of heart disease.

Today’s figures show the number of women giving birth at 40 or over has almost doubled in the past decade and almost tripled in the last 20 years.

A patient has an inherited illness that could put family members at risk — but what if they’re kept in the dark?

Joe Gerstein tells <b>Denis Campbel</b>l why he rejects the myth that alcoholism is a ‘disease’ to be endured rather than cured.