Health
How is prostate cancer treated?
Prostate cancer occurs when cells in the prostate start to grow in an uncontrolled way.
Father-of-two miraculously had sight restored – 25 years after losing it in horrific acid attack
James O'Brien, 44, was blinded in his right eye at the age of 18 after he was sprayed with ammonia by a teenager in a random traumatic attack
Woman’s bone marrow may determine her fertility
Bone marrow may be the missing piece of the fertility puzzle, according to a new study
Breakthrough in bid to prevent hair loss in cancer patients
Doctors say that losing their hair while undergoing chemo adds to the distress of breast cancer patients
A daily cup of tea could protect against Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research.
The beverage makes grey matter more organised by stopping connections between neurons from breaking down, psychologists say.
More people surviving cancer than 20 years ago, but Britain ‘still lags behind other high-income countries’
One-year and five-year survival rates in the UK have improved for cancers of the oesophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, pancreas, lung and ovary since 1995, reveal findings published in Lancet Oncology
Pensioner died from sepsis after doctors failed to recgonise telltale signs of the flesh eating disease
Dennis Pearce, 75, passed away after he was diagnosed with sepsis nine hours after being admitted to hospital at which point he was to unwell for surgery
Breakthrough keeps liver working outside human body for 27 hours – three times longer than normal
Scientists say the pioneering technique will revolutionise transplant surgery - overcoming the main cause of the donor organ shortage crisis
World’s oldest mum, 74, gives birth to twins following successful IVF
Erramatti Mangayamma is thought to have become the oldest woman ever to give birth following successful IVF.