The Healthcare Commission has published the first- independent review of the Defence Medical Services (DMS), the service that provides healthcare to defence personnel
Blood donations may become a thing of the past due to advances in stem cell technology, newspapers report. The Daily Telegraph says that a new way has been discovered
"An artificial pancreas could allow thousands of diabetes patients to live normal lives," the Mail Online website reports. A UK study involving a device that “top-ups” blood sugar levels with insulin has proved successful in people with type 1 diabetes…
Behind the headlines article on news reports that genetically engineered mice can be given the common cold.
What will be the big health news stories for 2017? We take a look in the Behind the Headlines crystal ball and offer our predictions…
We contacted our crack tech team of boffins and asked them to compile a list of 2016's most visited stories. The results were somewhat surprising. While stories on diet and exercise are always popular we weren't expecting so much interest in pubic hair…
In 2016, Behind the Headlines covered more than 300 health stories that made it into the mainstream media. If you've been paying attention you should find this quiz easy and fun...
"Two-tier plan to solve A&E service crisis," The Guardian reports. The NHS medical director, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, has recommended that specialist services, such as trauma services, are centralised in "major emergency centres"…
The Daily Telegraph reported today that “even 'fake' acupuncture reduces the severity of headaches and migraines”. It said that a major review of acupuncture studies