BBC Medical News
Visit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.
Updated: 3 hours 17 min ago
Cord blood cancer therapy boost
Immune cells grown from umbilical cord blood may one day be used to improve leukaemia treatment, say researchers.
Categories: General Medical News
Juice 'prevents clogged arteries'
Juices made from apples or purple grapes protect against developing clogged arteries, a study suggests.
Categories: General Medical News
Local child surgery 'threatened'
Surgeons who carry out routine child operations at local hospitals may become in short supply, experts warn.
Categories: General Medical News
NHS IT 'at least four years late'
It will be at least 2014 before the NHS in England has a single electronic records system, say auditors.
Categories: General Medical News
Asbestos cancer chemo doubts
Chemotherapy does not help people with asbestos-related cancer, according to UK researchers.
Categories: General Medical News
Body clock reset clue discovered
A small molecule may have a big role in making the body clock tick, say UK researchers.
Categories: General Medical News
Clampdown on disability bullying
Schools in England are being told how to tackle bullying of children with special needs or disabilities.
Categories: General Medical News
Sex disease fears over teenagers
A survey claims that nearly half of all under 25-year-olds do not use condoms when they meet a new partner.
Categories: General Medical News
Warning after takeaway tests
Lovers of takeaway food could be eating more than their daily allowance of fat and salt in just one meal, scientists have warned.
Categories: General Medical News
Hope over smear test alternative
A test for a sex infection may be better at screening for cervical cancer than smear tests, a study suggests.
Categories: General Medical News
Single anti-flu drug 'not enough'
No single drug will be enough to treat all the victims of a global pandemic of the H5N1 bird flu, research suggests.
Categories: General Medical News
Meningitis B trials 'encouraging'
Initial results of clinical trials on a possible vaccine against meningitis B show "encouraging" results.
Categories: General Medical News
Scot sunbed firms try to stop ban
The public is not protected when it comes to using sunbeds, Holyrood's health committee is told.
Categories: General Medical News
Scot superbug case green light
A pensioner who contracted a hospital superbug is given the go ahead to bring a test case against an NHS board.
Categories: General Medical News
18 doctors answer captain's plea
Is there a doctor aboard? A ferry captain finds 18 offering assistance when a passenger falls ill.
Categories: General Medical News
Performance pay for NHS
Ministers plan to ramp up competition in the NHS by linking hospital funds to the quality of their services.
Categories: General Medical News
Smoking 'triggers fatal changes'
A key mechanism by which smoking triggers genetic changes that cause cancer has been unravelled.
Categories: General Medical News
Method spots viable IVF embryos
Scientists use gene analysis to identify the genetic profile of IVF embryos that result in a successful pregnancy.
Categories: General Medical News
Call for debate on dementia care
A debate is needed over the ethical dilemmas facing people caring for dementia patients, experts say.
Categories: General Medical News
Hospitals' care standards 'vary'
Most hospital inpatients in England are happy with their care, but certain problems remain, a survey suggests.
Categories: General Medical News
