Indian pot belly: From status symbol to silent killer 11 hours agoSoutik BiswasIndia correspondent•@soutikBBCGetty ImagesThe Indian pot belly - once a badge of prosperity, indulgence and aging...

People who suffer from heartburn, bloating and nausea without any clear answer are being urged to consider getting checked for a heart condition - Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS). According to...

The enigma of a 3,500 year old Egyptian mummy, whose face has been frozen in an eternal 'scream', has baffled scientists for nearly 90 years.Believed to have passed away at the age of 48 during the...

'A little miracle': First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb58 minutes agoFergus WalshMedical editorA "miracle" baby girl has become the first child in the UK to be born to a mother...

A woman has remarkably survived being shot seven times by her estranged husband after she asked for a divorce. Ronald Richard Goss, now 64, and Tina Davis, Ground, Georgia, who had been married for...

Patients with severe liver disease could one day be kept alive with livers transplanted from pigs, scientists say. A team in China successfully transplanted the liver from a miniature pig that had...

Doctors treating Pope Francis had to consider "letting him go" after he almost died twice while receiving treatment in hospital. The Argentinian, 88, was released from Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where...

An optometrist says Elton John's eye condition could worsen if poorly managed or left untreated.Back in September, the singer, who turns 78 today, told fans he had been left with "limited vision" due...