The first approval of the principle of legalising assisted dying in a British jurisdiction in November signals an urgent need...

Postnatal depression can affect both mothers and fathers. Prostock-studio/ ShutterstockBecoming a new father can be a difficult and overwhelming time....

A year ago, Margaret Keenan made history. On December 8 2020, she became the first person in the world to...

Human language is governed by a grammatical system – a sentence can be grammatical without meaning. (Shutterstock)Language and social identity...

The western world has written plenty about its high-profile COVID vaccines: the mRNA products of Pfizer and Moderna, viral-vectored jabs...

Virtual care is a way to deliver health-care services using technology to remotely connect patients and health professionals. (Shutterstock)The delivery...

Richard M Lee/ShutterstockThere are fears that the new omicron variant of the coronavirus could be the most transmissible form of...

When Black patients are treated by Black doctors, they have better health outcomes – but fewer than 6 in 100...

As coronavirus infections surge across Europe, and with the threat of the omicron variant looming, countries are imposing increasingly stringent...

Vapers experience DNA changes, according to a recent paper published in Nature, and the changes are similar to those seen...