Breast cancer study could lead to new generation of drugs for the disease
Dr Harpal Kumar: We hope that one day drugs will exist for all 10 forms of breast cancer, so a woman need never be told she has the 'wrong' type
Genetic testing for drug intolerance
Testing could prove an effective remedy to a widespread problem. But there may be hidden hazards to our privacy
Jason Pierce: ‘My liver was gone’
After 22 years of 'taking drugs to make music to take drugs to' the Spiritualized frontman decided it was time for a medical checkup. The news wasn't goodListen to a stream of Sweet Heart Sweet Light
‘An ECG could have saved my child’
Two of Kathy Moyle's daughters and a grandson died suddenly. Had she been aware of a genetic link, she says, they might still be alive
The insider’s guide to cancer prevention
These experts spend their lives fighting cancer. They have heard every tip, sensible or not, for how to avoid it. They tell Oliver Laughland how their lifestyles have changed as a result
Why I changed my mind about homeopathy
Edzard Ernst: There can be no doubt – people get better after consulting a homeopath, and the reason is clear
UK Biobank puts medical records of half a million Britons online
Anonymous database will help public health researchers around the world unpick the genetic and lifestyle factors behind disease
UK health officials probe possible flu jab link to narcolepsy in children
Investigation centres on Pandemrix vaccine used extensively during 'swine flu' pandemic in 2009/10
Magic cells: babies who save lives
Stem cell science is still in its infancy, but blood donated from healthy babies' umbilical cords is already saving lives, hears Joanna Moorhead
I oppose the bill, but don’t idealise the NHS. There’s room to improve
Deborah Orr: My family is from one of the parts of the country that is, statistically, less well-served by the health service. I'm not bitter, but the NHS did not save my father's life