Face-to-face GP appointments won’t get back to pre-pandemic levels for another year-and-a-half unless ministers act urgently to improve access, campaigner... read more
The White House is planning the expand use of Paxlovid, Pfizer’s antiviral Covid pill that was touted by President Joe Biden once considered the ‘go... read more
Britain is not prepared to embark on a mass monkeypox vaccination scheme if the current outbreak continues to spiral, experts fear. Sajid Javid has already orde... read more
A one-year-old boy nearly died after violent vomiting caused by a brain abscess was written off as ‘just constipation’ by A&E medics, his mother... read more
Dr David Heymann, who used to head the WHO’s emergencies department, Monkeypox may have been spreading under the radar for four years, an ex-World Health ... read more
Dozens of health-conscious ideas have divided the nation over recent years, from Gregg’s vegan sausage roll to McDonald’ plant-based burger. The new... read more
Living in an area with high levels of air pollution increases a person’s risk of death from all causes, a new study finds, highlighting the importance of ... read more
Another 36 cases of mysterious pediatric hepatitis in children aged 10 or younger, health chiefs revealed Wednesday — after six deaths were reported in the ou... read more
Thousands more Americans may be living with undiagnosed HIV than before Covid struck, official figures have suggested, in a warning sign the devastating virus i... read more
An Iowa woman was shocked to find out that small red dots that appeared on her arm and legs were signs of a highly dangerous form of blood cancer. Helaina Hilly... read more
Gun violence is now the leading killer of America’s children, surpassing accidents, disease and even drug overdose, a report published last month found, a... read more
Babies who are breastfed for longer are better thinkers as teenagers, research suggests. A study of more than 7,800 British children looked at those who had the... read more
NHS performs first net-zero operation: Surgeons cycled to work and wore reusable PPE to show how health service can go green Solihull Hospital reduced carbon f... read more
Liver transplants from overdose victims rose during the first year of the COVID pandemic as more young men died from drugs, a new study finds. Dr Peter Lymberop... read more
A new pill could help men with premature ejaculation last nearly two minutes longer in bed, a study suggests. The drug, made by the British pharmaceutical giant... read more
The UK has logged seven more monkeypox infections, health chiefs confirmed today, as confirmed global cases surpass 200. The additional infections, which were a... read more
Monkeypox may be able to linger in the body for 10 weeks — even after the tell-tale rash has disappeared, scientists say. Experts don’t believe patien... read more
Make womb for breakfast! ‘UTERUS-shaped’ cereal aims to normalise conversations about periods at the breakfast table Intimina developed Period Crunc... read more
There is a new dominant COVID-19 strain in America, with the BA 2.12.1 variant overtaking the BA.2 ‘stealth’ variant, the Centers for Disease Contro... read more
A veterinarian who caught monkeypox in America’s biggest ever outbreak nearly two decades ago says he suffered ‘flu-like’ symptoms and feared ... read more
Hundreds of thousands of people with alopecia could benefit from an experimental drug that can cure baldness in months. A study of the twice-a-day pill found fo... read more
Eradicating smallpox may have left the world vulnerable to monkeypox, experts have warned amid growing fears about the current outbreak sweeping the world. Brit... read more
