'60 stone' Welsh teenager remains in hospital
25 May 2012 01:10 PM
A chronically obese teenager cut free from her home by workmen after she grew too big to go outside remained in hospital today.
25 May 2012 01:10 PM
A chronically obese teenager cut free from her home by workmen after she grew too big to go outside remained in hospital today.
25 May 2012 10:00 AM
Deep in Cameroon's rainforests, poachers are killing primates for food. Evan Williams reports from Yokadouma on a practice that could create a pandemic
25 May 2012 09:38 AM
A national screening programme is needed to tackle the "ticking time bomb" of liver disease caused by alcohol, obesity and hepatitis, according to a top doctor.
25 May 2012 07:14 AM
A possible new British case of rabies is being investigated, disease control experts have confirmed.
25 May 2012 12:00 AM
Patients at NHS hospitals are to be asked whether they would want their loved ones treated on the same ward if they became sick.
25 May 2012 12:00 AM
Pioneering device enabled 16-month-old to stay alive for 13 days before transplant
25 May 2012 12:00 AM
What small act of kindness would brighten up your day? A new YouGov poll, published by the Samaritans, discovered that 44 per cent of people across the nation say having someone listen to them would make them feel better.
25 May 2012 12:00 AM
A hospital in Kent has launched an investigation into how a woman suffering from the deadly disease rabies was apparently turned away from its emergency department twice before her case was confirmed.
24 May 2012 04:20 PM
An investigation has been launched into how a woman suffering from rabies was reportedly turned away from a hospital emergency department.
24 May 2012 08:30 AM
Pills taken by thousands of people with brittle bones may be doing more harm than good, study suggests
24 May 2012 08:20 AM
Babies born by Caesarean section are twice as likely to be obese in childhood, researchers claim.
24 May 2012 08:00 AM
Appeal verdict may be a victory for gay people and for psychotherapy, but it exposes a flaw in Britain's response to mental illness
24 May 2012 12:00 AM
The Government yesterday announced a £6.8m U-turn to end an embarrassing anomaly which led to accusations of discrimination against disabled youngsters.
24 May 2012 12:00 AM
Firm that failed a victim of grooming gang was sold at a huge loss just before the end of the trial, but investors insist it was nothing to do with the case
24 May 2012 12:00 AM
A rare case of rabies, a potentially fatal disease, was confirmed in the UK yesterday.