Health & Wellbeing

A new medical device which combines nanotechnology with a pregnancy tester could help diagnose and treat the 1 million people in the UK who don’t know they have kidney disease, a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers reveals today.

The number of qualified nurses working in the Welsh NHS has broken through the 22,000 barrier for the first time, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford announced.

Experts at World Innovation Summit for Health shared research, insights and innovations as 80 countries joined together to overcome global health threats.

Ten members of staff from Medical Diagnostics company the Binding Site have signed up to take part in London 2 Paris: Inspiring the Revolution to raise funds for blood cancer charity Cure Leukaemia.

Safety in Beauty was founded to help consumers fight bad practice. The campaign was launched by cosmetic industry expert, Antonia Mariconda, in 2013.

As British people focus even more on their health and wellbeing, their spending reflects how their hard-earned cash is being used on items that can be enjoyed at home!

The ban on smoking in cars has been hailed a great victory for children's health by Birmingham health boss, Councillor John Cotton.

A ban on people smoking in cars carrying children will be introduced in Wales on October 1, 2015, Health and Social Services Minister, Mark Drakeford has announced.

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), is pleased to announce that Anthony Kennedy Shriver, will join the 2015 Summit in Doha as a keynote speaker.

A United States Air Force veteran is extremely grateful following life-saving emergency cardiac care delivered by Caribbean hospital Health City Cayman Islands.

The regulator of health and adult social care is concerned that people across England are being detained under the Mental Health Act without their legal rights being discussed or explained to them.

Every two minutes someone Googles ‘depression’ in Birmingham, research released by the Priory Group shows.

The country’s ageing population is seen to be one of the top three challenges facing UK society over the next 20 years, falling just behind healthcare and immigration.