The Scented Salamander

Routine screening for prostate cancer comes under further scrutiny after two studies conclude it may do more harm than good.

An experimental HIV vaccine has for the first time cut infection rates, in a major trial in Thailand, researchers say.

Medics posting messages on networking websites like Twitter are breaching patient confidentiality, a leading journal says.

A group of African leaders is set to launch a new group dedicated to fighting malaria, backed with $3bn of funding.

Struggle to provide free maternal care in Burundi