Former prime minister Gordon Brown says the failure to distribute vaccines to poorer countries is a "stain on our global soul".
A woman who was not informed that her father had a fatal, inherited brain disorder has told the High Court that she would have had an abortion if she'd known at the time of her pregnancy.
Measles has a devastating impact on the body's immune system that could make it harder to fight infections for years, a pair of studies show.
A "revolutionary" new class of cancer drug that can treat a wide range of tumours has been approved for use in Europe for the first time.
Scientists have found the first genetic instructions hardwired into human DNA that are linked to being left-handed.
The Teenage Cancer Trust wants the HPV vaccine programme to be extended to older boys and young men.
A genetic analysis of almost half a million people has concluded there is no single "gay gene".
Sugary drinks - including fruit juice and fizzy pop - may increase the risk of cancer, French scientists say.
Having too few "friendly" vaginal bacteria may increase a woman's chance of ovarian cancer, and swabs can be used to spot this, say researchers.
The first people to be gene-edited - a pair of baby twin girls - may have been mutated in a way that shortens life expectancy, research suggests.
