Giving 12 to 17 year olds two doses of a Covid vaccine would prevent thousands from being hospitalised with the virus this autumn, a controversial study suggest... read more
Living on a mountain could protect you from a stroke, study claims Ecuadorian researchers looked through more than 100,000 stroke cases They found those living ... read more
Continuing our landmark series of pullouts to mark the 30th anniversary of the indispensable Good Health section, here are more inspiring stories, practical adv... read more
Children bullied by their brothers or sisters are more likely to suffer mental health problems as teenagers, study finds York University researchers monitored m... read more
Menopausal women taking HRT to relieve their hot flushes and mood swings do NOT face a higher risk of dementia, major study claims Drugs given to menopausal wom... read more
Kidney transplant recipients and those with kidney failure face a high risk of dying from COVID-19, a new analysis finds. Researchers from Columbia University ... read more
People who have depression in early adulthood are 73% more likely to develop dementia later in life, study finds A new study recruited 15,000 volunteers betwee... read more
People who come off their antidepressant medication are significantly more likely to relapse than those who stay on them, a study suggests. University College L... read more
CDC issues ‘urgent’ health advisory for pregnant women to get vaccinated as new figures show just a third of mothers-to-be have received their shots... read more
Covid cases have risen by seven per cent across the UK, marking the twelfth day in a row that the outbreak has grown week-on-week. Department of Health bosses ... read more
Going grey ‘ages women TWICE as fast’: Ladies with silver locks look six years older than they actually are but adds only three years to men, survey... read more
Parents of children aged five to 11 seem to be evenly split on whether or not their kids will be receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, a new poll finds. The surve... read more
COVID-19 cases are continuing to decline across the U.S. as the fourth wave of the pandemic fueled by the Delta variant tapers off. On Tuesday, officials record... read more
Apple Watches, Fitbits and other ‘smart’ accessories can be used to spot if someone has a viral infection days before they are infectious, an Americ... read more
British patients risk missing out on cutting-edge drugs following a collapse in the number of new clinical trials, industry leaders warn. The UK initiated mor... read more
An elderly Japanese man developed ‘restless anal syndrome’ after catching Covid, in what doctors claim is a world first. The unidentified 77-year-ol... read more
Continuing our landmark series of pullouts to mark the 30th anniversary of our indispensable Good Health section, here are more inspiring stories and practical... read more
Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy complication that causes high blood pressure, which can be deadly for both a woman and her unborn baby if untreated. It usually beg... read more
Weekly Covid deaths in the UK breached 1,000 in mid-September for the first time since March, official figures revealed today. An Office for National Statisti... read more
Americans who identify as Democrats are far more likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19 than people affiliated with other political parties, a new poll finds.... read more
A postcode lottery of GP surgeries means some patients are five times less likely to see a doctor in person than others, a Daily Mail investigation reveals tod... read more
Breastfed children are less likely to develop type 1 diabetes – but those who drink a lot of cow’s milk are at greater risk, study claims An early d... read more
