The politician said she had been reluctant to go public with the personal action, but wanted “to make this initiative known to all those who can and want to contribute”.

Lack of progress in reducing early deaths from chronic diseases could cause the majority of UN member states to miss the 2030 deadline, according to the Lancet.

In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: US lawyers say they have ‘explosive’ documents about agribusiness giant Monsanto and its affairs in

On average, 27.5% of the world was lacking sufficient physical activity in 2016. Women were slightly more inactive than men, a difference of 8% globally.

As the civil war rages on, Reuters photographer Khaled Abdullah has visited the oncology area of several Yemeni hospitals, and photographed cancer sufferers staying in charity houses or living with their illness at home.

Dogs are to be trained to detect bowel cancer as part of a British medical trial, researchers have announced.

The void created by Western donors’ abandonment of Africa is being filled by a newly invigorated humanitarian bloc, says former Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Naaem Khan.

Dewayne Johnson is one of 5,000 plaintiffs claiming against the company, Monsanto, with his potentially ground-breaking case believed to be the first to reach a trial.

Danish scientists have taken early steps towards creating an artificial human ovary designed to help women conceive after cancer treatments that can damage fertility.

The judge says coffee needs the warning because of a chemical produced in the roasting process.

The New York native planned to spend the money on his retirement and on a visit to the doctor.

CancerSEEK simultaneously looks for the presence of ovary, liver, stomach, pancreas, oesophagus, bowel, lung and breast cancer.

Monday’s decision by EU countries to prolong the weed-killer’s licence for five years has angered its detractors and critics of Germany’s backing for the move.