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13th April 2012
Over half of Brits not getting enough sleep
Survey reveals over half of Brits say they struggle to get a good night's sleep.
6th January 2012
The Quarter: How is the NHS doing?
The Quarter is an update on progress within the NHS.
2nd December 2011
Health in 25 years…
Predictions on how the world will change in the next 25 years.
2nd November 2011
The provision of memory services in England
Key findings from a report to find out how well the provision of memory services by PCTs is working.
31st October 2011
Can you get cancer from oral sex?
HPV infections can be contracted during oral sex.
20th September 2011
Measles jab link to child death, illnesses
Parents from across China are calling for compensation after their children fell ill, with at least one death reported.
15th September 2011
Travel health advice from Dr George Kassianos
New research has revealed that we need to become savvier when it comes to thinking about our holiday health.
15th September 2011
What's your favourite scent?
A new survey found that a good fragrance makes eight out of 10 people happier.
2nd September 2011
‘Unhygienic’ conditions prompt faintings
Authorities say mismanagement is to blame for a mass fainting at a Cambodian garment factory.
2nd September 2011
Labour camp for vaccine dad
A Chinese court upholds the sentence of a man who said his son was sickened by a tainted vaccine.
19th August 2011
NHS not ready for personalised medicine
Genetic medicine is ‘a technology of today' so why are we not receiving its benefits?
1st August 2011
NHS has worst data security
Security breaches take place across all industries and can lead to fraud.
15th June 2011
Lead-poisoned children denied care
Chinese officials interfere with children's access to care and return them to contaminated environments, a rights group says.
2nd May 2011
HIV-infected man appeals job ruling
The man was turned down by a local government when he applied to become a teacher.
14th March 2011
Introduction to the National Dementia Strategy
The National Dementia Strategy set out a vision for transforming dementia services.
11th February 2011
Obesity 'tsunami' threatens world health
The number of obese people globally has nearly doubled in the past three decades.
4th January 2011
Innovative ideas needed for better NHS
New ideas to help tackle some of the most challenging issues in healthcare are being called for.
9th December 2010
Paul Burstow: Improving access to psychological therapies
Liberal Democrat Care Minister Paul Burstow has announced Government plans to extend its mental health services.
7th December 2010
DH Consultations - we want your views
The Department of Health has launched a new consultation tool that allows you to read and respond to consultations online.
3rd October 2010
Virus bars Chinese from jobs
Chinese employers defy a government ban on hepatitis B testing during recruitment.
30th September 2010
Mental health tool showcased at British Science Festival
New GRiST software shown at the British Science Festival in Birmingham.
23rd September 2010
Guide to Age Related Vision Impairment
Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of blindness and affects around half a million people in the UK.
29th March 2010
No Country of Our Own
A doctor on the front lines of Burma's refugee crisis comments on its appalling health consequences.
19th March 2010
China's health ministry probes report on faulty vaccines
China's health ministry is probing a domestic newspaper report that faulty vaccines in northern Shanxi province were responsible for killing four children and making dozens of others sick.
3rd January 2010
Clashes over tainted drug claim
A Chinese company is accused of spreading HIV/AIDS.
9th December 2009
Asia's growing AIDS risk
Specific groups still face a huge risk of HIV infection as global infection rates slow.
4th December 2009
NHS can care for climate too
But stronger leadership needed to meet targets, report claims.
30th November 2009
Two executed in baby milk scandal
Authorities in the northern city of Shijiazhuang execute two people for contaminating baby milk formula with melamine.
7th September 2009
Caution: coloured medication and the colour blind
Colour is a good way to differentiate tablets and their containers because it enables more immediate recognition than words on labels.
25th August 2009
Lead poisoning in central China
A second wave of lead poisoning cases creates an outcry near a smelting plant in Hunan.
25th August 2009
Child workers in Malawi
Images and text reporting on the child workers in Malawi who suffer from nicotine poisoning from long hours picking tobacco.
14th August 2009
Burma's blood money
Residents of Mandalay say hospitals routinely charge patients for donated blood.
12th August 2009
Chinese children 'lead poisoned'
Villagers in rural China take factories to task after their children get lead poisoning.
28th July 2009
Detentions follow medical protest
Chinese authorities detain five after a protest over a blood-test scam in Sichuan.
28th July 2009
The view from the WHO on swine flu
Margaret Chan, the WHO director-general, says swine flu 'has got to be the biggest pandemic ever in terms of the number of countries and people affected'.
22nd July 2009
Pregnancy and swine flu, questions answered
Flu expert, Dr Maureen Baker, answers questions about pregnancy and the complications of swine flu.
21st July 2009
'Cancer villages' battle pollution
Environmental activists are trying to clean up the Huai river amid high cancer rates.
3rd June 2009
Doctors probed after woman dies
Poor women die in childbirth every day in Cambodia, but who's to blame?
14th April 2009
Hand, foot and mouth in China
A top health official warns the epidemic may not be over yet.
3rd April 2009
Lead, arsenic in Burmese medicine
US health officials have found lead and arsenic in traditional Burmese medications used by refugee families.
3rd April 2009
Vietnam pollution threatens health
Experts call for tougher controls on factories and mandatory cleaner fuels.
19th March 2009
New Hope Orphanage
The children's lives at New Hope Orphanage have changed because of the financial and economic crisis.
13th March 2009
A doctor's diary - calling in sick
This video diary is a weekly insight into the local and national issues affecting a busy GP practice.
12th March 2009
The risk-o-meter
Michael Blastland introduces the Risk-o-meter to his regular column.
3rd March 2009
Lung cancer, what is it?
Lung cancer is called primary if the cancer originates in the lungs and secondary if it originates elsewhere in the body.
22nd January 2009
West African girls to get major boost
Adolescent girls in the West African nation of Liberia are about to get a major boost.
13th January 2009
Female suicides 'linked to status'
Heavy social pressures prompt an estimated two million Chinese women to attempt suicide annually.
1st January 2009
A doctor's diary
Health is constantly in the news, but what do doctors actually think?
22nd December 2008
Farmers in dark over bird flu
Officials report an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 virus among poultry flocks.
9th December 2008
China’s HIV response sharply criticised
Human Rights Watch says police are driving drug users away from treatment needed.
1st December 2008
China AIDS patients' call for justice
China's leaders shake hands with AIDS patients but activists point to injustices.
24th November 2008
Working smarter, not harder
A new way to deliver diagnostic endoscopy services in the community.
14th November 2008
North Koreans missing more work
Labourers from North Korea are eating less and missing more work.
31st October 2008
Chinese migrants pose unique health challenges
China’s 140 million migrants are generally in better health than the rest of the population.
8th September 2008
Aid through art in China
A US-based foundation wants to help survivors of the Sichuan earthquake through art.
1st September 2008
WHO cites grand inequalities
The WHO reports that inequalities within countries are "killing people on a grand scale".
21st July 2008
What is dementia?
Dementia is the progressive loss of mental abilities due to damage or disease in the brain.
30th June 2008
AIDS activist's dream 'died'
An AIDS activist in China's Muslim region of Xinjiang says officials destroyed his group.
2nd June 2008
Live longer in South West
New information published by ONS shows people in the South West of England live the longest.
12th May 2008
How does NICE approve drugs?
The Times conducts a Q&A about how NICE approve and assess medication for use by the NHS.
24th April 2008
Technology role in modern health care
New technology is transforming the way a modern health service operates.
14th April 2008
Driven to smoke?
What makes people smoke and why can banning public smoking make the problem worse?
3rd April 2008
China's tough birth policy will stay
Widespread abuses, including late-term forced abortions, continue to be reported.
4th March 2008
Warning signs of Parkinson's
Early symptoms of Parkinson's disease can include daytime fatigue and depression.
4th March 2008
Controversy over anti depressant pills
New research reaches conflicting conclusions over the effectiveness of antidepressants.
23rd February 2008
New approach to type 2 diabetes
Drug treatments for type 2 diabetes are not wrong but neither are they the only answer.
18th February 2008
New cures from Chinese medicines?
British scientists are hoping to find new remedies from traditional Chinese medicines.
12th February 2008
4.7m choose private dentists
The Telegraph reports on the dental "crisis" as survey says millions opt for private dentistry.
7th February 2008
Eat your way to productivity
Study shows better-fed young children become more productive adults.
3rd February 2008
Are vitamins safe?
Many people take vitamin tablets every day - but could they actually be harmful?
29th January 2008
Toxic spill in China's Hunan
Thousands seek medical attention for poisoning after a factory pollutes the water supply.
16th January 2008
Spain's organ donor success
Spain's organ donation rates are triple those in the UK, due to transplant co-ordinators.
11th January 2008
NHS reforms: the full speech
Prime Minister Gordon Brown on reforms for the National Health Service.
28th November 2007
The USA's six killer illnesses
The New York Times examines the six primary causes of death and illness in the United States.
21st November 2007
Is it the end for NHS homeopathy?
Following pressure from doctors and scientists, the government is reducing NHS homeopathy services.
24th October 2007
How does Austrian healthcare work?
We find out why Austria's public health system is consistently rated in the top 10 of EU countries.
19th October 2007
The therapeutic value of art
A growing number of healthcare units are realising the therapeutic value of art.
17th October 2007
Stephen Fry on HIV
Stephen Fry explores the world of HIV and AIDS in a compelling BBC documentary.
6th October 2007
Microsoft unveils Health Vault
Software giant Microsoft has launched a secure and private internet website for health records.
23rd September 2007
New fight to beat cancer
Immune cells from the best "cancer-fighters" may be given to other cancer patients.
6th August 2007
Burmese healthcare: a gaping hole
The military regime spends less than US$1 a head annually on health.
5th August 2007
Aid for North Korean children
South Korea votes funding aimed at tackling child malnutrition.
21st July 2007
PFI under review
The government is scaling back its programme of PFI hospital developments.
26th June 2007
Stroke services for improvement
The Department of Health is reviewing stroke services
25th June 2007
No shortage of drug test volunteers
Volunteers keen to enlist for drug trials despite six suffering organ failure in a test last year.
25th June 2007
Fear of global Alzheimer's epidemic
Experts predict cases of Alzheimer's Disease will quadruple worldwide by 2050.
4th June 2007
Maternity services in the spotlight
Government promises women more choice and continuity in their care during and after pregnancy.
28th May 2007
Electronic Staff Record
An overview of the new system being rolled out across the NHS.
25th May 2007
Healthcare Associated Infections
The battle with HAIs - what are they and how do we stop them?
21st May 2007
WiFi: a warning signal
Panorama reveals WiFi radiation levels are 3x higher than mobile masts.
16th May 2007
Further reform for cancer services
Cancer tsar Professor Mike Richards calls for the NHS to improve patient services.
