Given that rest is important for mental and physical health, people might assume the more sleep they can get, the better.

Different kinds of pain respond to treatments from hot and cold compresses - and now a doctor has cleared up which should be used in treating several common ailments ...

Midwife Sarah Joy Owen explains how the day 5 heel prick works, what conditions it screens for and what happens if further ...

Hundreds of thousands of children are set to receive an additional vaccine under the NHS routine childhood immunisation programme. Health officials have confirmed it will be given alongside the ...

An NHS doctor has explained that babies aged six to 11 months can receive an early measles vaccination under specific ...

The NHS is encouraging parents and adults to watch out for a distinctive purple rash that doesn't fade under pressure - a key symptom of Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). While the lesser-known ...

If they say a dentist may be the better option, the dentist will likely recommend a mouth guard or mouth splint. These are ...

As the UK moves from winter to spring, the health service provides online tips for everyone to follow from March to October.

The NHS has urged people to see their GP if heartburn keeps coming back, as it could be a sign of oesophageal cancer in some cases ...

It's important to know the difference between hot or cold therapy, now one NHS doctor has settled the debate on the ...