Britain set for first face transplant
British doctors are set to be given the go-ahead to carry out the world's first full face transplant. A leading British hospital is expected to give its approval for a new pioneering operation - to replace an entire disfigured face with a dead person's face

‘Artificial light increases breast cancer risk’
Women who sleep with the light on or stay up late at night could be at a greater risk of breast cancer, according to scientists. Researchers have long suggested that being exposed to too much light at night disrupts crucial hormones and raises the chance of developing breast tumours

What Does It Take To Maintain A Normal Body Weight?
Researchers determine whether successful weight losers need to work harder to maintain a normal weight compared to those who have never been overweightIn the first study of its kind, researchers from The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School look to shed some light on this question by comparing the diet and exercise behaviors of individuals who have lost weight and kept it off, to those who have never been overweight. [click link for full article]

Six weeks ago I had a heart attack… and now I’ve never felt better!
In May, former Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brookes had a heart attack and had emergency surgery at St Thomas' Hospital, London. Here, he tells MOIRA PETTYhow the surgery saved his life - and left him feeling ten years younger.

Scandal of dead bodies left on hospital ward in funding crisis
Dead bodies are being left on hospital wards overnight because of a shortage of night porters to move them to a mortuary, it has emerged. Nurses at a hospital in Lancashire have been told dead patients cannot be moved until the following day because of a funding crisis