Few people would say the past year or so have been anything other than stressful. From illness, loneliness and job uncertainty, to juggling work and childcare w... read more
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said she is hoping that COVID-19 vaccines will be available for children under age 12 by th... read more
As a university ‘fresher’, Katherine Hawkes put an unusually heavy period down to the stress of being in unfamiliar surroundings. The then 19-year-old was, ... read more
A ‘revolutionary’ blood test, capable of detecting more than 50 types of cancer even before obvious signs, is being trialled in the NHS. The trial, which ... read more
Brown University is awarded nearly $5 million by the CDC to study COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in nursing home residents and whether or not they need booster ... read more
Ensuring sick patients receive the full dose of the medication they have been prescribed may sound like a basic prerequisite of medical care. Yet underdosing â€... read more
A staggering number of nursing home residents are being given antipsychotics medication by facilities in order to cover up staffing shortages. According to a bo... read more
Going for your flu jab the moment it becomes available seems to be the sensible thing to do. But what if waiting a month or two could actually provide you with ... read more
A group of senior U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials – including two who announced they will soon resign – have authored a report dis... read more
There is no evidence yet to support dishing out Covid booster vaccines to the entire population, a major scientific review has concluded. Experts writing in the... read more
At least 1,700 health care workers in San Diego County have filed for Covid vaccine mandate exemptions after Biden required all hospital employees to get their ... read more
Overeating ‘is NOT the primary cause of obesity’: Scientists claim eating foods high in processed sugars is the real cause of a bulging waistline Ea... read more
Parents, experts and teaching unions today warned of tension in schools after the UK signed off on plans to offer Covid jabs to healthy 12 to 15-year-olds — w... read more
Britain’s daily Covid cases today were down by a quarter on last week but deaths jumped by a third, official data showed. Department of Health bosses post... read more
The pace of new COVID-19 infections is continuing to decelerate as the country starts nearing the end of the fourth wave of the pandemic. On Sunday, the U.S.Â... read more
COVID-19 outbreak at nursing home where 95% residents were vaccinated led to 17 cases – but only death was person who had not received their shots A Frenc... read more
One in five British adults have been forced to ditch the NHS and go private for medical care since Covid struck, survey finds NHS waiting lists have spiralled t... read more
The ‘G-spot’ may not really exist, researchers say. Portuguese scientists reviewed the evidence on the elusive region, which is said to give women... read more
Being stressed linked with a greater risk of high blood pressure and heart issues, study finds Researchers followed 400 people in America to monitor stress horm... read more
Fully-vaccinated people made up just one in 200 Covid deaths in England in the first half of this year, official data revealed today.  The Office for Nationa... read more
‘We will not accept an NHS unprepared for a pandemic, without vital PPE to protect the health and lives of health and care workers,’Â Dr Chaand Nagp... read more
French vaccine company Valneva revealed today the British government had ended their Covid jab supply agreement due to a ‘breach of obligations’. T... read more
