"Syphilis is one of the major reasons hundreds of thousands of babies die in their first four weeks of life - but we can so easily stop this.

What could be offered to dementia patients as an alternative to anti-psychotic drugs?

Professor Sandy Cairncross honoured for saving countless lives in developing countries.

Vaccines are one of the best investments in health, with immunisation programmes responsible for saving millions of lives around the world and helping reduce child mortality rates by guarding again

Tens of thousands of people have bled to death needlessly in the last year because of a failure to use a cheap, potentially life-saving drug, according to an award-winning research team.

The noisy, plastic horns used at sporting events should not be blown near other people where there is a risk of spreading infection.

CONCORD-2 study will provide crucial data on effectiveness of cancer strategies world-wide

UK Policy Matters microsite aims to summarise current UK health policy and allow posting and reading of evidence summaries from the front line.

Peter Piot and Christopher Whitty elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

The Coroner's Society "failed" in its duty to protect public health by refusing to take part in vCJD study.

Major progress has been made in reducing the burden of infectious diseases in Brazil as part of a "remarkable" success story for health in the South American country.

New post of Vice-Director created at leading postgraduate institution.