Skin cancer is on the rise yet many of us are unaware that we’re at risk.

Globally, aging populations are posing big challenges for healthcare systems; together, new technology and old techniques offer the opportunity to manage them.

Talking about your most intimate bodily functions can be embarrassing, but not seeking professional advice can have devastating consequences.

Pet owners have long known animals bring health and happiness, but could doctors soon be recommending animal interaction for more people?

Through their amazing sense of smell, specially trained dogs are helping to rid the world of the devastating impact of landmines.

Allergies and asthma are on the rise and increasingly have become household concerns.

Global demand for fresh water is rising fast, and around the world, scientists are hard at work on smart, sustainable solutions.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, but early research focused on men. The result? A dangerous myth that heart disease is a man’s problem.

Genetic editing could be one of our most powerful tools to treat illness and suffering, but could it change what it means to be human?

Soil is essential to producing the food we eat. Unless we act now we could lose it in a generation.