Christoph Burgstedt/ShutterstockCholera, an infection that causes severe diarrhoea and can be deadly, is once more spreading in several low-income countries....

Ernst Kuipers, the Dutch health minister, recently announced that regulations were being modified to allow doctors to actively end the...

Morning-after pills are most effective when taken within three days after sex. Ian Hooton/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesSince the...

A Department for Education survey suggests more than 80% of state schools in England still have asbestos on their premises....

Image Point Fr/ ShutterstockThe amount of oestrogen the birth control pill currently contains is already substantially lower than it was...

PHOTO FUN/ShutterstockA confirmed case of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) was recently reported in England. TBE is a disease that can lead...

Stock-Asso/ShutterstockPlants look so different from animals, that it’s easy for many people to think of them as alien and separate...

Touch is an essential part of wellbeing. sebra/ ShutterstockMost of us know how good it feels to receive a hug...

Psilocybin and other psychedelics could help patients process the challenges of a cancer diagnosis. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty...

Research shows that uninsured people are more likely to get care later in pregnancy, and less care overall. This increases...