Conditions

Thousands of people worried about the risk of early or young-onset dementia are to be offered pioneering new blood tests.

Cases of prostate cancer worldwide are set to surge by 2040, research has suggested, doubling from 1.4 million to 2.9...

There are millions of ‘silent spreaders’ of tuberculosis across the world – and researchers have taken a step closer to identifying them.

Giving out free e-cigarette ‘starter packs’ in hospital emergency departments to people who smoke can help them quit, a study has concluded.

Allowing self-referral into physiotherapy schemes before staff become too sick to work can significantly reduce sickness absence.

Researchers are working to develop the world’s first vaccine against lung cancer, building on the ground-breaking Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

London Underground employees working in areas exposed to higher levels of fine dust also tend to report more episodes of...

A workplace physiotherapy provider has urged employers to promote activities to improve workers' bone health.

A quarter (25%) of UK workers in ‘standing roles’, jobs like hairdressing, retail and hospitality, spend eight hours or more...

More than two-thirds (69%) of Universal Credit claimants have mental or behavioural health disorders, and nearly half (48%) have musculoskeletal...

NHS hospital costs could be reduced by as much as £15bn a year if half of the UK’s inactive adult...

Fewer middle-aged people are dying from cancer in the UK than at any point over the last 25 years, a study has suggested.

Being vaccinated against Covid-19 can substantially reduce the risk of heart failure and blood clots associated with the virus, according...

A health and safety charity has called for immediate action to help prevent more silicosis cases in the UK.

Even walking just 2,200 steps daily can help to reduce the health risks from overly sedentary lifestyles – but this...