The WHO urges countries with possible cases of novel coronavirus to share information amid concern over patent rights held by commercial labs.

Enzymes released by cancerous cells have a protective function and are not one of the 'bad guys', say researchers from the University of East Anglia.

Some drugs taken to protect the heart may increase the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes, according to researchers in Canada.

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has deflected criticism from the British Medical Association (BMA) over his plans to improve out-of-hours care.

More MMR jabs, improved ambulance response times and an end to hospital bed-blocking are among the priorities being set by health chiefs for the NHS in Wales.

Family doctors are not prepared to shore up an emergency healthcare system left unsafe by "political meddling", a GP has warned.

People with higher IQs are faster at detecting small moving objects but slower at noticing larger background ones, say US researchers.

Researchers find a chemical necessary to feel the urge to scratch an itch