General Healthcare

Chemoradiotherapy could help four in five patients with early-stage rectal cancer avoid major surgery, a landmark trial finds.

Major review links youth vaping to respiratory problems, poor mental health and an increased risk of smoking.

New study shows children’s lung growth rebounded after London introduced its Ultra Low Emission Zone in 2019.

New NHS double-match blood transfusion programme aims to reduce kidney transplant rejection and save up to 100 transplanted kidneys a year.

A new ‘trailblazing’ HIV treatment will offer hope to people with rare, drug-resistant HIV across England.

WHO warns Congo’s Ebola outbreak could surpass the 2014-2016 West African epidemic if its rapid spread continues.

Early evidence shows apheresis for cholesterol may remove ‘forever chemicals’ from the bloodstream.

The UK has approved Eli Lilly’s Foundayo GLP-1 pill for weight loss and type 2 diabetes.