Rising global temperatures are now killing one person every minute worldwide, according to a major report on the health impacts of the clim...

Japan has given regulatory approval for an over-the-counter contraceptive pill, its manufacturer said on Oct 20, the first time the social...

As temperatures drop and days grow shorter, not only nature but also the human body feels the impact. Experts warn that these seasonal chang...

A new study from the University of California suggests that gossip within couples is linked to increased happiness and improved relationship...

Deaths among young people are rising significantly across the world, whilst chronic conditions and mental illnesses worsen, according to r...

Women carry a higher genetic risk of depression, a new study has found. Claiming to be the largest genetic study to date on s3x differences...

Health experts are warning that consuming water from plastic bottles left in hot environments, such as inside cars, may pose serious health ...

Failing to brush your teeth enough could triple your risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a study has suggested. It has long been understoo...

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between au...

President Donald Trump linked autism to childhood vaccine use and the taking of popular pain medication Tylenol by women when pregnant, el...

Artificial intelligence can predict people’s health problems over a decade into the future, say scientists. The technology has learned to s...

The World Health Organisation on Thursday said 48 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 31 people have...

India has issued a health alert after infections and deaths caused by a rare water-borne "brain-eating" amoeba doubled compared to...

New research has identified yet another way that spaceflight tampers with the human body.  A study involving samples flown on four SpaceX ...

More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The Director-Gen...

Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a new repor...

American researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology by developing an implant that t...

Scientists have discovered that young adults are now the most miserable people worldwide, completely debunking the idea of the ‘midlife cr...