Heartburn 'possible cancer sign' warning
A health campaign is urging people not to ignore heartburn, because it could be a sign of stomach or oesophageal cancer.
Read moreA health campaign is urging people not to ignore heartburn, because it could be a sign of stomach or oesophageal cancer.
Read moreThe BBC has launched an online guide to the care system for the over-65s.
Read moreWaiting times in A&E units in England have improved to their best level since November - but the target is still being missed, figures show.
Read moreMore than a million adults in the UK may be wrongly diagnosed as asthmatic and be receiving unnecessary medication as a result, warns an NHS watchdog.
Read moreA study has linked commonly used medicines, including over-the-counter treatments for conditions such as insomnia and hay-fever, to dementia.
Read moreThe popularity of cosmetic surgery in the UK plummeted in 2014, figures show.
Read moreThe NHS is being put under too much pressure dealing with self-inflicted conditions, the health minister has warned.
Read moreDoctors could spot twice as many heart attacks in women by using a newer, more sensitive blood test, a study claims.
Read moreResearchers say current exercise guidelines are unrealistic and argue that doctors should sometimes advise small increases in activity instead.
Read morePressure on A&E departments is soaring because care for the elderly in England is in a state of “calamitous, quite rapid decline” with thousands fewer receiving social care than five years ago, according to a leading charity.
Read moreKey to learning is a lengthy nap. Trials with 216 babies up to 12 months old indicated they were unable to remember new tasks if they did not have a lengthy sleep soon afterwards.
Read moreOfficial figures show flu is circulating at highest level for three years amid concerns over the effectiveness of the jab.
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