Deafness breakthrough as scientists discover ‘master gene’ that regrows dead ear cells involved in hearing loss US experts have found a gene, TBX2, ... read more
South Dakota is now probing a case of child hepatitis, becoming the twelfth state to report the disease — after a child in Wisconsin died from the condition. ... read more
Just one in 20 adults in England get their recommended amount of exercise, a study suggests. The NHS says people should do two-and-a-half hours of moderate-int... read more
Fewer than 1,000 people are now being hospitalised with Covid every day as Britain’s wave continues to recede naturally. It marks the lowest daily admissi... read more
Only a small minority of parents with children less than five years old would vaccinate them against Covid, a survey has found — as many scientists doubt shot... read more
America’s Covid cases have surged by half in two weeks, but scientists say there is still ‘no evidence’ that top-up jabs are needed for most A... read more
The secret to youthfulness may be in our poo, a study on mice suggests. Researchers who carried out faecal transplants from young to old rodents say they were ... read more
A woman born with two vaginas who feared her medical abnormality would leave her childless has told of her delight at giving birth naturally. Stephanie Haxton, ... read more
Ministers have threatened to ‘name and shame’ hospitals and fine universities which are stubbornly adhering to old Covid visiting and mixing restric... read more
Women are having to deal with a shortage in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) supplies amid rising demand for such treatment. What is HRT? Hormone replacement... read more
The rise of ‘Deliveroo lifestyles’ will make Britain the fattest country in Europe within a decade, the World Health Organization warns. Meal delivery apps ... read more
Just over 35,000 Britons have tested positive for Covid since Friday and 400 deaths have been registered in the same time, official data shows. A delay to the G... read more
A 26-year-old researcher who drunk a shot of dysentery-triggering bacteria for a vaccine trial was left rushing for the toilet and feeling so ill he ‘want... read more
A leading medical Academy may scrap its guidance on treating jaundice in newborns because it contains the phrase ‘black race’ — despite warnings i... read more
Eight more countries have reported cases of a mystery hepatitis in children in the past week, the World Health Organization has confirmed. It brings the total ... read more
Double-masking DOESN’T work and might raise risk of catching and spreading Covid, study finds — despite US health chiefs STILL recommending it Double-ma... read more
America’s daily Covid cases have now hit their highest level in two months as a former White House Covid advisor warns the South should brace for a summe... read more
Being hospitalised with Covid could age your brain by two decades, a Government-funded study warned today. Cambridge University experts who carried out the rese... read more
Experts have urged people not to panic as South Africa once again becomes a focal point of the pandemic amid a fresh Covid surge of new subvariants. The world w... read more
Crumbling hospitals are putting patients at risk and jeopardising efforts to tackle NHS backlogs, experts warned today. Sewage leaking through ceilings, broken ... read more
GPs are being forced to care for 2,200 patients each because of NHS staff shortages. An extra 3.1million patients have been registered since June 2017 yet the n... read more
I’ve had psoriasis on my scalp for years and nothing helps it. My mother had it, and so do my two children and my brother. I know there’s no cure but are th... read more
