Emphysematous gastritis is a rare and life-threatening condition often caused by gas-forming bacterial infections. This case describes a woman in her 40s with no significant medical history, ...

Two people have died and 11 are reported seriously ill following an outbreak of "invasive" meningitis at the University of Kent, with at least 13 cases reported to the UK Health and Security Agency ...

The NHS has urgent guidance as more than 30,000 people are being contacted following a meningitis outbreak ...

People are being urged to watch out for the symptoms of rabies after the death of a woman whose illness was missed at first. The “rarity of the disease and unusual presentation” caused problems ...

What patients need to know about omeprazole side effects, as the latest NHS guidance summarised below explains 'red flag' symptoms to watch out for. Millions of people take omeprazole for stomach ...

For people living with gastritis or peptic ulcer disease, Ramazan fasting can require extra care. Common causes of this ailment include bacterial infection, smoking, long-term use of painkillers, ...

Cancer claims around 460 lives in the UK every day. Although survival rates have improved in recent years, it remains the country’s leading cause of death, with approximately 168,000 people dying from ...

Cancer claims the lives of 460 people in the UK every day. Despite survival rates improving the disease remains the leading cause of death in the country, killing an average of 168,000 people every ...

Every year 168,000 people will die as a result of cancer in the UK. While survival rates have got much better, cancer is still the top cause of death nationally. Cancer Research UK figures show there ...