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International travel may never feel quite the same again. Scientists have taken to testing the sewage collected during cross-border flights in a bid to stop...

Major airports are intercepting and analysing waste from planes to detect dangerous new arrivals

Henry VIII is famous for having six wives – but what’s lesser known about him are the various medical ailments that led him to conjure up his own ‘cures’ administered by his team of doctors. One, for example, was a topical treatment which contained apples, linseed, and a freshly laid egg, for a jousting injury sustained in his leg in 1536. Meanwhile, a century later, Charles II’s doctor was said to have conjured up a potential cure for the plague, made of dried...

He’s the new head of the Royal Medical Household, but it’s Dr Michael Dixon’s interest in alternative medicine that has drawn criticism

It might be ludicrous to those who enjoy a lightly toasted piece of bread, but there are others who like their toast to closely resemble charcoal.

Irish health spending is high as a proportion of national income, Dr Douglas Sutherland tells conference

Archaeologists hope to reveal a glimpse of daily life at the Anglo-Saxon monastery in Cookham.

Documentary follows lives of tiny, controversial minority

A NEW BBC TV series will shine a light on the ancient Herefordshire monument Arthurs Stone.

A NEW BBC TV series will shine a light on the ancient Herefordshire monument Arthurs Stone.