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A procedure used to relieve chest pain in hundreds of thousands of heart patients each year is useless for many of them, researchers reported on Wednesday
 

Scientists say that the traditional home pregnancy test could soon be obsolete
 

Death is often viewed as the great leveller that marks the cessation of experience. But perhaps this needn’t be the case

Open heart surgery appears to be safer in the afternoon because of the body's internal clock, scientists have said

Plague warnings were being issued for nine countries in southeast Africa this week, as authorities rushed to contain an outbreak of Black Death

Isabella L. Karle, whose experiments elucidating the shapes of molecules contributed crucially to her husband’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, died on Oct. 3 in Arlington, Va

 

A new Scottish Government diet and obesity strategy, published for consultation, said ministers are “minded” to clamp down on promotions on food that is high in fat, salt and sugar

GPs in training will receive a "golden hello" of £20,000 if they start their careers in the countryside or on the coast in a bid to boost the number of family doctors in areas with difficulty recruiting

E-cigarettes and vaping are being banned in indoor public areas in New York, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that will place the same restrictions on new and old nicotine delivery systems

Airbnb-style scheme to accommodate patients recovering from surgery raises fears of abuse and poor care