A kidney "grown" in the laboratory has been transplanted into animals where it started to produce urine, US scientists say.

Malaria hotspots in countries where the disease has largely been eradicated need to be targeted in radical ways, US experts say.

Nearly half of the people with Parkinson's disease face regular discrimination, such as having their symptoms mistaken for drunkenness, research shows.

An MP calls for an inquiry into the circumstances that led to children's heart surgery being suspended at Leeds General Infirmary.

About 2,000 pupils could be given the MMR jab in schools this week after the Easter holidays to stop the spread of the measles epidemic centred on Swansea.

China reports 11 fresh cases of bird flu, with the virus now appearing in the central province of Henan and the capital Beijing.

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Is it a popular myth that chocolate gives you spots - or a scientific myth that it doesn't?