Pain and stiffness can worsen over time until your shoulder feels frozen in one position. Here is how to get things moving again.

Saturday, July 28 marks World Hepatitis Day 2018, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness of the disease and focus on how it can be treated, and eliminated.

Every three minutes, a girl between the ages of 15 and 19 is infected with the virus that causes AIDS, says a UN report that warns of a "crisis" fuelled by gender inequality.

New European research finds that exercise can still help reduce the risk of a heart attack even when carried out in areas with moderate to high levels of traffic pollution.

Healthy maternal lifestyle during mid-childhood years was associated with a 75% lower risk for obesity in later childhood and adolescence.

With record breaking temperatures across the country as temperatures soar, it is essential for us to know how to make the most of the long, hot summer days. Here are ways to keep your cool in the heat wave:

Low-dose aspirin may not be effective in preventing cardiovascular events in people weighing 70 Kg (154 pounds) or more, a Lancet study suggests.

Lauding efforts being made by countries to save more and more lives through immunisation, including during public health emergencies,

It might be a sharp stab. It might be a dull ache. Sooner or later, 8 out of 10 of us will have back pain. And back pain myths are almost as common. Let us set the record straight about what you may have heard.

Often touted for its many health benefits, new research suggests you might not even need to drink coffee to reap some of its rewards, with a US study finding that just the scent of a cup of joe could help give people a cognitive boost that improves performance on certain tasks.

Australian researchers say they have developed a blood test for melanoma in its early stages, calling it a "world first" breakthrough that could save many lives.

Taking a daily multivitamin is not associated with lower risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes, according to a meta-analysis in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany hosted its first ever “Merck Health Media Training to Break the Stigma around Infertility in Africa” at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi during July 9-10.

Alcohol intake appears to have detrimental effects on blood pressure, particularly among men, according to two reports in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Pneumonia and diarrhoea are leading causes of childhood death, accounting for 24% (1.4 million) of global under-five deaths in 2015.

Poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels, according to a new joint report by the OECD, World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank.

A new study reveals that high blood pressure late in life might harm the brain.

A new formulation of a drug to prevent excessive bleeding following childbirth could save thousands of women’s lives in low- and lower-middle-income countries,

A recent study in England found that married people were 14% more likely to survive after a heart attack and they were able to leave the hospital two days’ sooner than single people having a heart attack.

Antidepressants are associated with weight gain in the short term, but little is known about their long-term effects.