Covid deaths in the U.S. are on the rise, and are approaching worrying levels not reached since the tale end of last winter’s surge – which is still... read more
Getting vaccinated against Covid can halve your risk of suffering long Covid, real-world UK data suggests. A study of 6,000 people found those double-jabbed wit... read more
Britain’s fourth wave of Covid deaths peaked in mid-January, according to official figures that debunk fears over ‘soaring’ fatalities. The ... read more
Pharmacies could become ‘one-stop shops’ for healthcare within the next decade under ambitious new plans to alleviate pressure on the NHS. The Ali... read more
Walking for just an extra 10 MINUTES each day could add years to your life, scientists say Increasing older adults’ activity by 10 minutes a day could cut... read more
Sajid Javid hints that controversial ‘no jab, no job’ Covid rule for NHS staff in England is under review Sajid Javid suggested plans to force all ... read more
Now ‘Jolie-type gene’ is linked to prostate cancer: Men with BRCA2 fault are at DOUBLE the risk of developing disease, study suggests Men who carry ... read more
Drinking and eating specially-formulated ‘healthy’ snacks could be just as good at lowering cholesterol as statins, a small study suggests. Research... read more
Many people believe long-term weight loss is next to impossible; I have heard over and over again that 99 per cent of diets fail and people on them end up as fa... read more
Dr Gregory Poland (pictured), a top epidemiologist at the Mayo Clinic, warned Covid could be with humans for so long that ‘your great-great-great-grandchi... read more
Coronavirus jabs do not affect a woman’s ability to conceive a child, another study suggests. Researchers in New York monitored more than 2,000 women ... read more
Health Secretary Sajid Javid tonight ruled out any delay to the April tax grab for the NHS, despite growing calls to delay the controversial rise. Mr Javid ... read more
Omicron really is less deadly than Delta or prior COVID variants, new CDC research has confirmed, with deaths down 45 per cent compared to winter 2020, despite ... read more
The UK’s daily Covid cases and deaths remained flat today as the fourth wave continues to plateau — but hospital admissions fell for the 10th day in a r... read more
Pfizer, and its partner BioNTech, have started clinical trials for a new COVID-19 vaccine that is specifically targeted at the Omicron variant, which they say c... read more
People with debilitating foot pain could be treated with injections of their own belly fat, a study suggests. Chronic plantar fasciitis — inflammation ar... read more
‘Snake oil’ genetic tests marketed to produce ‘designer babies’ do not work, experts claimed today. Some fertility clinics in the US h... read more
Why you really SHOULD go to Specsavers: Routine eye tests can flag up people at risk of suffering a heart attack in the next year, experts say Scientists traine... read more
Giving hospitalised Covid patients blood plasma transfusions from virus survivors may cut their risk of dying after all, scientists now say. Medics had hoped ... read more
Fully-vaccinated people who catch Covid end up with ‘super immunity’, scientists have claimed. Oregon Health and Science University experts say the ... read more
The slowing of Covid cases is continuing in the U.S., with cases now down five percent nationwide over the past two weeks, and it is starting to appear that mid... read more
A version of Omicron that is harder to track is growing quickly in England and is now more common than Delta. Just a few hundred cases of BA.2 have been detecte... read more
