Medicine

Latest Stories

NHS to offer treatment for fatal Wolman disease in babies for first time

Babies with Wolman disease typically will not make it to their first birthday if they do not receive treatment.

27 Nov

Toccata choir image

The 'singing doctor' changing lives through music and medicine

Neonatal specialist Dr Sunil Paulraj has combined his medical skills with his love of music to change the lives of those most in need.

16 Aug

Herbal remedies and Tai Chi: Inside China's £420bn traditional medicine market

In recent years, China's government has heavily promoted Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and has now made it part of the national curriculum in schools.

13 Jul

Certain cough medicines removed from UK pharmacy shelves over safety risks

Medics speak out as cough medicines taken off shelves over safety fears

Fake doctor with powers to detain patients against their will jailed

‘I can look forward to my future’: groundbreaking treatment giving hope for MS

HRT medication to be sold in the UK without a prescription for the first time

Who is the UK's only leech farmer supplying the NHS from a tiny Welsh farm?

First SCOTGEM medical students in Dumfries and Galloway have graduated

Suffragette and medical pioneer to appear on Scotland's new £100 note

Covid-19 treatments now available for use at home

EU hopes medicines move can create ‘momentum’ to resolve NI protocol dispute

First look at potential Covid drug that could help most vulnerable

Storage limit for frozen eggs, sperm and embryos to be increased to 55 years