Indian surgeons separate twins joined at the head

Surgeons in the Indian capital, Delhi, have separated twin boys who were conjoined at the tops…

How operating theatres are wasting two hours a day

NHS hospitals could carry out 280,000 more non-emergency operations a year by organising operating theatre schedules…

Pollution linked to one in six deaths

Pollution has been linked to nine million deaths worldwide in 2015, a report in The Lancet has found.…

Fertility MOT tests ‘a waste of money’

Fertility tests marketed at women worried they have left it too late to have a baby,…

Childhood bullying anxiety declines over time, study says

Anxiety and depression caused by childhood bullying decreases over time, showing that children are able to…

DNA surgery on embryos removes disease

Precise "chemical surgery" has been performed on human embryos to remove disease in a world first,…