Shortages of the veterinary version of the anti-parasite drug ivermectin are being reported by distributors and feed stores across the country because many peop... read more
My 40-year-old daughter has polycystic ovary syndrome and I’m worried about her weight gain. Her GP has said they can’t do more, and she’s now taking tabl... read more
You CAN be fat but fit: Exercise could be better for your health than losing weight, experts say Experts claim that it is completely possible for people to be &... read more
Britain has pinned its hopes on vaccines to get through the pandemic. But with signs that the protective effects of the two leading jabs are wearing off sooner... read more
Boris Johnson last night piled pressure on GPs to offer more in-person consultations. His spokesman said every patient had the right to a face-to-face appointme... read more
For decades it has been used to treat divers with the ‘bends’ — potentially deadly nitrogen bubbles that can form in the blood when surfacing quickly fro... read more
Scientists have developed glasses with ‘rings’ in the lenses to halt or slow the progress of myopia, or short-sightedness, where distant objects appear blur... read more
To see the GP or not to see the GP — at the moment that’s not really a question. While doctors are offering telephone and video consultations, as the Ma... read more
A patch made from cow tissue that helps repair painful shoulder injuries is now available on the NHS. Pam Lock, 43, a university lecturer from Bristol, was am... read more
Loved by cash-strapped students and a guilty pleasure for many others, the humble instant noodle pot is now undergoing something of a healthy makeover — so co... read more
Over the past six years, Home Office minister Rachel Maclean has had such devastating migraines that, at times, she’s had to rush out of parliamentary debates... read more
Do you suffer with dandruff? Shoppers are raving about this £4 scalp massaging brush that helps eliminate dandruff AND stimulate hair growth By Emily Knott For... read more
FDA-approved gout drug shows promise in fighting COVID-19 by preventing the virus from multiplying in cells, study finds A new study has found probenecid, a dru... read more
Dr Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), says he is confident COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be approved for all Americans ... read more
The COVID-19 death toll is on the verge of surpassing the number of Americans killed during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. As of Monday morning, a total of 673,... read more
White–collar workers drove the start of England’s third Covid wave, official data suggests. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that case rat... read more
Britain’s daily Covid cases rose significantly for the first time in nearly a fortnight today in the first hint of a delayed back to school surge. The Dep... read more
America’s rising gun violence problem is negatively impacting children’s mental health, a new study finds. Researchers from the Children’s Hos... read more
Fourteen-year-old Jack Lane became one of the first to benefit from the extension of Britain’s jab rollout today. He received his vaccination at Belfairs ... read more
Fourteen-year-old Jack Lane became one of the first to benefit from the extension of Britain’s jab rollout today. He received his vaccination at Belfairs ... read more
Teenage pregnancies dropped to their lowest level ever in England and Wales after the first Covid lockdown, official figures show. The Office for National Stati... read more
Top doctors have pledged to shun any potential booster Covid vaccine they will be offered amid backlash that spare doses are not being sent to poorer countries.... read more
