Health

Cancer researchers have turned to a largely forgotten treatment developed in the 1890s, injecting bacteria into tumours.

Subsidies encouraged Big Pharma to develop medication for very rare conditions. But there's a catch.

Antiretroviral drugs have been successful in holding HIV at bay. But the quest for an AIDS-free generation has a long way to go.

A Silicon Valley company claims it can solve world hunger and obesity with just an oily thickshake. 

Artificial sweeteners may be leading to weight gain, but industry-funded studies seek to sugar-coat the research.

Geneticists are studying supercentenarians in the hope we can all hang on to our grey matter.

Sophisticated medical scans such as MRIs are getting better at finding things potentially wrong with us. But sometimes it’s better not to know.