The appendix, once dismissed as an unnecessary human organ, has more recently been shown to play a role in the immune system.

Radiotherapy can be used alongside hormone treatment, delaying the need for chemotherapy and therefore significantly ...

A simple oral rinse could provide early detection of gastric cancer, the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, ...

A new weight-loss treatment could be on the horizon with an innovative endoscopic procedure that ablates (burns) the stomach ...

Colorectal cancer incidence has steadily increased among younger people in the U.S. over the last two decades, with the ...

A major clinical trial has found that an additional COVID-19 vaccine dose led to the majority of clinically extremely ...

An investigation published by The BMJ today raises concerns about financial entanglements between US Food and Drug ...

Preventive treatment for tuberculosis (TB) can stop latent TB infections from developing into deadly TB disease. Despite TB ...

Dr. Sarah Benn became the first UK doctor to be suspended from the medical register after being convicted and jailed for ...

A new review has found that taking zinc may help to reduce the duration of common cold symptoms by about two days, but the ...

Higher consumption of most ultra-processed foods is linked to a slightly higher risk of death, with ready-to-eat meat, ...