An investigation has been launched into how a woman suffering from rabies was reportedly turned away from a hospital emergency department.

A rare case of rabies, a potentially fatal disease, was confirmed in the UK yesterday.

Walkers have been warned to leave snakes in the countryside alone after dozens of incidents of bites caused by people picking up venomous adders.

There is still "no convincing evidence" that mobile phones can adversely affect human health, according to a major new report released today.

Continent's changing climate raises fears that dengue fever could come to South of England

Seasonal influenza is losing its grip.

Preparations are being made to deal with a possible epidemic of infectious disease during the London Olympics, with officials concerned at the prospect of an outbreak of unusual illnesses.

A blood test for the human form of mad cow disease is being used in the UK for the first time, it has been revealed.

Requiring hospitals to publish exposure levels could eradicate huge variations in doses

Doctors were warned yesterday to abandon a drug used to treat gonorrhoea because it is no longer effective.

Cases of the superbug MRSA are at a record low, figures have shown.

Given that he (allegedly) recommended Andy Coulson as Tory comms director, and (allegedly) invited James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks to his 40th birthday party, you may be surprised to learn that George (né Gideon) Osborne is said to be intensely relaxed about the imminent publication of ministers' meetings with media execs.

Imported Spanish eggs containing life-threatening salmonella bacteria have been linked to an outbreak of the infection in England and Wales.